Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
To be brave in misfortune is to be worthy of manhood; to be wise in misfortune is to conquer fate. — Agnes Repplier Copy Share Image
A man cannot be wise enough to be a great artist without being wise enough to wish to be a philosopher. — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
We live in an age that reads too much to be wise, and that thinks too much to be beautiful. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
You simply don't get to be wise, mature, etc., unless you've been a raving cannibal for thirty years or so. — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
The man who has never made a fool of himself in love will never be wise in love. — Theodor Reik Copy Share Image
She hoped to be wise and reasonable in time; but alas! Alas! She must confess to herself that she was not wise… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
If you are a sparrow, don't attack the eagle; be wise! If you are an eagle, don't attack the sparrow; be just! — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
Legislation can neither be wise nor just which seeks the welfare of a single interest at the expense and to the injury… — Andrew Johnson Copy Share Image
It is safe to look within. As I move through the layers of other people's opinions and beliefs, I see within myself… — Louise Hay Copy Share Image
Literature provides us with experiences it would not be wise or possible to introduce into our own world and thus enlarges our… — Louise Rosenblatt Copy Share Image
As the art of reading (after a certain stage in one's education) isthe art of skipping, so the art of being wise… — William James Copy Share Image
[it's about] being bitter but patient with your own bitterness so you could learn to be wise and be kind of returned… — Crescent Dragonwagon Copy Share Image
The wise man is wise in vain who cannot be wise to his own advantage. [Lat., Nequicquam sapere sapientem, qui ipse sibi… — Quintus Ennius Copy Share Image
My belief is in the blood and flesh as being wiser than the intellect. The body-unconsciou s is where life bubbles up… — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
The men upon whose shoulders rested the initial responsibility of Christianizing the world came to Jesus with one supreme request. They did… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
Be wise; let prudence dictate all your counsels; preserve peace with all men, if possible; stand by the Constitution of your country;… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
I'm really close to my family, and we talk through things. My parents are so amazing, they're brilliant. We try to take… — Naomi Scott Copy Share Image
When I was young, I asked my priest how to get to heaven and still protect yourself from all the evil in… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share Image
What is it to be a gentleman? Is it to be honest, to be gentle, to be generous, to be brave, to… — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
The Quest for Prosperity is an important book. Written with verve and clarity, it reflects a deep understanding of global economic issues,… — Robert Fogel Copy Share Image
Anyway, when I got out of the Army, I went to see a therapist. And she said, what seems to be the… — Gene Wilder Copy Share Image
There are only 24 hours in a day. We need to quit trying to be awesome and instead be wise. — Jen Hatmaker Copy Share Image
Who can be wise, amazed, temperate and furious, Loyal and neutral, in a moment? No man. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
No man is bound to be rich or great, - no, nor to be wise; but every man is bound to be… — Benjamin Rudyerd Copy Share Image
States would be wise to weaken sovereignty in order to protect themselves. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Deign on the passing world to turn thine eyes, And pause awhile from letters, to be wise. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Yoda is interesting because, in addition to being wise, he is two feet tall, and a Yoda. — Dan Harmon Copy Share Image
You don't have to learn to be wise. If you just flow you can be successful. Mother Nature will carry you. — Harbhajan Singh Yogi Copy Share Image
Youth might be wise; we suffer less from pains than pleasures. — Philip James Bailey Copy Share Image
We study history not to be clever in another time, but to be wise always. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
Oh, be wise, Thou! Instructed that true knowledge leads to love. — William Wordsworth Copy Share Image
A man cannot learn to be wise any more than he can learn to be handsome. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
A good relationship can make you stronger. A bad relationship should make you wiser for next time. — Mark Laurence Torcuator Copy Share Image