The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing. — Epictetus Copy Share Image
A wise man isn't always the one who has something to say, sometimes he's the one who is willing to listen — Ash Sweeney Copy Share Image
A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half. — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
“There are always options. And a wise man always has more than one plan.” — Christie Golden Copy Share Image
A wise man once said, 'Nobody is as good looking as their profile picture & as ugly as their passport photo.' — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Just as an arrow smith shapes an arrow to perfection with fire, so does the wise man shape his mind.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
The wise man does not discriminate; he gathers all the shreds of light, from wherever they may come. — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
A great rock is not disturbed by the wind; the mind of a wise man is not disturbed by either honor or… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
It is said that God gave us memory so we could have roses in winter. But it is also true that without… — George Will Copy Share Image
“The impression made on a wise man is that of universal innocence. Poison is not poisonous after all, nor are any wounds… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us.… — Euripides Copy Share Image
“No naked little men sat on the summit dispensing wisdom, because the first thing the truly wise man works out is that… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“A wise man has doubts even in his best moments. Real truth is always accompanied by hesitations. If I could not hesitate,… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“A wise man once found peace in the practice of saying nothing, leaving the gossiper with no other choice but to fabricate… — Herbert Maurice Brunner Copy Share Image
A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive… — Hippocrates Copy Share Image
“There is a voice inside of you that whispers all day long, 'I feel that this is right for me, I know… — Shel Silverstein Copy Share Image
At this time there was a wise man who was called Jesus. And his conduct was good, and [he] was known to… — Josephus Copy Share Image
“He told me it was for men of desperate fortunes on one hand, or of aspiring, superior fortune on the other, who… — Daniel Defoe Copy Share Image
He Who Knows And Knows That He Knows Is A Wise Man - Follow Him; He Who Knows Not And Knows Not… — Confucius Copy Share Image
A wise man should so write (though in words understood by all men) that wise men only should be able to commend… — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
“One day, a wise man, Smartcrucial AA Malala, said, "When God blesses you, continue on your path without criticizing others.” — AA Malala Copy Share Image
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him. [Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing… — George Herbert Copy Share Image
Conceit is a privilege of the ignorant; the wise man is humble because he knows how little he knows. — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The fool doesn't think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. — Babloo Copy Share Image
A wise man looks upon men as he does on horses; all their comparisons of title, wealth, and place, he consider but… — Robert Cecil Copy Share Image
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer. — Bruce Lee Copy Share Image
“...there is nothing the wise man does reluctantly. He escapes necessity because he wills what necessity is going to force on him.” — Seneca Copy Share Image
“Though a man be wise and intelligent, he is a fool in the eyes of the ignorant.” — Saadi Copy Share Image
A wise man can and should stand above his times, not so the poet, but he should be their apex. — Franz Grillparzer Copy Share Image
The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a… — Heinrich Heine Copy Share Image
The follies of the wise man are known to himself, but hidden from the world. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
The truly wise man is he who always believes the Bible against the opinions of any man. — R. A. Torrey Copy Share Image
“One who sees inaction in action and action in inaction- he is a wise man.” — Gopi Krishna Copy Share Image
These are the signs of a wise man: to reprove nobody, to praise nobody, to blame nobody, nor even to speak of… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
Few things are necessary to make the wise man happy while no amount of material wealth would satisfy a fool. I am… — Og Mandino Copy Share Image
So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
Either a wise man will not go into bunkers, or, being in, he will endure such things as befall him with patience. — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
Only fools use their mouth to speak. A smart man uses his brain, and a wise man uses his heart. — Jack Ma Copy Share Image