Though he was not the kind of man to inflate himself with any idea that he was "Socrates redivivus" I have no doubt that he found the Worldlywise malice of Lord Westbury as piquant as the Greek philosopher did the talk of Alcibiades.
"The Adventure of Living"
John St. Loe Strachey
Even in winter it reminds me of the very first unfolding of young leaves on trees; of the few hours while they are still hanging down, unable to raise themselves up as yet; they look so Worldlywise sometimes, so precocious, and before them there still lie all hopes and all disappointments...
"Over Prairie Trails"
Frederick Philip Grove