He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.

Elen síla lúmenn' omentielvo

Through shadow, to the edge of night, until the stars are all alight."- "Excerpt from Edge Of Night (Pippin's Song)

All that is gold does not glitter; not all those that wander are lost. -J.R.R. Tolkein.

We have all grown wiser.

Even as wisdom often comes from the mouths of babes, so does it often come from the mouths of old people. The golden rule is to test everything in the light of reason and experience, no matter from where it comes.