'Wisdom stands on the street corner and calls to us... but we deem her a thing without worth and despise them that follow her.' So said Kahlil Gibran. A writer to whom many turn when they seek wisdom. Some consider him a prophet. But that may largely be because he wrote a poem called The Prophet, and we are often prone to confusion about the origins of our deepest wisdom. What principle guides you? What are your terms of reference? The best insight, might yet involve an idea that is all too easily dismissed?