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title: "7 People Wiser Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 People Wiser quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best People Wiser sayings and thoughts."
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> [People say that crisis changes people and turns ordinary people into wiser or more responsible ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-mankiller/people-say-that-crisis-changes-people-and-turns-ordinary-people-into/)

[Wilma Mankiller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-mankiller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e7/wilma-mankiller-15802_crisis_people-say-that-crisis-changes-people-an_414145.jpg)

> [People are wiser than we are willing to attribute to them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-chidambaram/people-are-wiser-than-we-are-willing-to-attribute-to-them/)

[P. Chidambaram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-chidambaram/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/998/p-chidambaram-16642_attribute_people-are-wiser-than-we-are-willing-to_636801.png)

> [A virulent, aggressive minority has decided that Americans don't know themselves what it is they should see, and need to be protected…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jock-sturges/a-virulent-aggressive-minority-has-decided-that-americans-don-t-know/)

[Jock Sturges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jock-sturges/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35d/jock-sturges-13030_aggressive_a-virulent-aggressive-minority-has-decid_755767.jpg)

> [Judgment of the people is often wiser than the wisest men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lajos-kossuth/judgment-of-the-people-is-often-wiser-than-the-wisest-men/)

[Lajos Kossuth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lajos-kossuth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c1/lajos-kossuth-11447_judgment_judgment-of-the-people-is-often-wiser-th_1011876.jpg)

> [Good books do not make people wiser or happier--only more conscious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mason-cooley/good-books-do-not-make-people-wiser-or-happier-only-more-conscious/)

[Mason Cooley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mason-cooley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14b/mason-cooley-92_book_good-books-do-not-make-people-wiser-or-h_1351624.png)

> [I believe that the foundation of democratic liberty is a willingness to believe that other people may perhaps be wiser than oneself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clement-attlee/i-believe-that-the-foundation-of-democratic-liberty-is-a-willingness/)

[Clement Attlee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clement-attlee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9c/clement-attlee-18762_believe_i-believe-that-the-foundation-of-democra_1778298.jpg)

> [Marriage can either be a classroom where people become wiser and better, or a prison where people become resentful; and bitter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-jeremiah/marriage-can-either-be-a-classroom-where-people-become-wiser-and/)

[David Jeremiah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-jeremiah/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/044/david-jeremiah-990_bitter_marriage-can-either-be-a-classroom-where_2648668.png)

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