"I'm considered wise, and sometimes I see..." - Quote by Maya Angelou

“Modesty is a learned affectation. And as soon as life slams the modest person against the wall, that modesty drops.”

“The needs of a society determine its ethics.”

“Be courageous, but not foolhardy. Walk proud as you are.”

“Wisdom is not in words; Wisdom is meaning within words.”

“When you are one with loss, the loss is experienced willingly.”

“Even in this world of course it is the stupidest children who are most childish and the stupidest grown-ups who are most grown-up.”

“Hypotheses are the scaffolds which are erected in front of a building and removedd when the building is completed. They are indispensable to the worker; but the worker must not mistake the scaffolding for the building.”

“In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.”

“One had rather have no opinion than a false one.”