/depTH/

noun

1. wisdom, intellect

We can judge our progress by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers, our willingness to embrace what is true rather than what feels good.

- Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)

2. the distance from the top downward

The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths.

- Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (1926 - 2004)