Wisdom
Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper had stated that the secret to her longevity was a serving of herring every day and drinking orange juice. She later jokingly added "breathing." On another occasion, she gave the following advice: "Don't smoke and don't drink too much alcohol. Just a small advocaat with cream on Sundays and holidays. And you must remain active."
Read more about this topic: Hendrikje Van Andel-Schipper
Famous quotes containing the word wisdom:
“How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labors, and whose talk is of bullocks?”
—Apocrypha. Ecclesiasticus 38:25.
“For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.”
—Bible: Hebrew Ecclesiastes, 1:18.
“The aim of every political constitution is, or ought to be, first to obtain for rulers men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue to pursue, the common good of the society; and in the next place, to take the most effectual precautions for keeping them virtuous whilst they continue to hold their public trust.”
—James Madison (1751–1836)