"There are four things that lead to wisdom. You ready for them?' She nodded, wondering when the police work would begin. "They are four sentences we … - Louise Penny

So that over time, clever became cunning. Dynamic became obsessed. Ambitious became ruthless.

So much more comforting to see bad in others; gives us all sorts of excuses for our own bad behavior. But good? No, only really remarkable people see the good in others.

Non. He said, ‘Be very, very careful who you let into your life. And learn to make peace with whatever happens. You can’t erase the past. It’s trapped in there with you. But you can make peace with it. If you don’t,’ he said, ‘you’ll be at perpetual war.