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
[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
It is better to be wise, and not to seem so, than to seem wise, and not be so; yet men, for… — Plato 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
A wise quote may not be famous and a famous quote may not be wise! Stick to the wise as the other… — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
Let him be wise, or let me be blind; don't let me, she hoped concretely, don't let me know too surely what… — Shirley Jackson Copy Share Image
The key to all aristeia and wisdom and gnosis is a seed that conformist and mediocritist and democratist Americans haven't got even… — Kenny Smith Copy Share Image
Bad friends could ruin your whole life. Be wise when it comes to choosing your friends. You set the standard. You be… — Robin Jones Gunn 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
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
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
Of course you want to drive that out of yourself because you want to be wise, not foolish. You also have to… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
I think 'one man, one vote,' just unrestricted democracy, would not be wise. There needs to be some kind of protection for… — Pat Robertson Copy Share Image
For it is true now, as it always was and always will be, that to be free is the same thing as… — Albert Pike Copy Share Image
To each his suff'rings; all are men, Condemn'd alike to groan,- The tender for another's pain, Th' unfeeling for his own. Yet… — Thomas Gray Copy Share Image
Talent is so loaded a word, so full to the brim with meanings, that an artist might be wise to forget about… — Eric Maisel Copy Share Image
There is no happiness where there is no wisdom; No wisdom but in submission to the gods. Big words are always punished,… — Sophocles Copy Share Image
Be wise in the use of time. The question in life is not "how much time do we have?" The question is… — Anna Robertson Brown Lindsay Copy Share Image
Scents bring memories, and many memories bring nostalgic pleasure. We would be wise to plan for this when we plant a garden. — Thalassa Cruso Copy Share Image
What is it that affectionate parents require of their Children; for all their care, anxiety, and toil on their accounts? Only that… — Abigail Adams Copy Share Image
Ask Anthony Hopkins how he makes his characters come to life and he just shrugs. I don't know. If I knew, I… — Larry Eisenberg Copy Share Image
Work for god, love god alone, and be wise with god. When an ordinary man puts the necessary rime and enthusiasm into… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Whose work is it but your own to open your eyes? But indeed the business of the universe is to make such… — George MacDonald Copy Share Image
I would like to use this little flower as a metaphor. The five petals of the little forget-me-not flower prompt me to… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf 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
Plays round the head, but comes not to the heart. One self-approving hour whole years outweighs Of stupid starers and of loud… — Alexander Pope 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