Wise Quotes · Page 28

“By reason of gifts and bribes the offices be given to rich men, which should rather have been executed by wise men.”

— Anonymous

When the wise man opens his mouth, the beauties of his soul present themselves to the view, like the statues in a…

— Pythagoras

'The Chill,' by Jason Starr and Mick Bertilorenzi, was both a wise and nervy choice to start the year: Starr's standalone novels,…

— Sarah Weinman

I was always the wise guy class clown throughout my childhood.

— Rick Nielsen

The ageless Dennis Wise, now in his thirties.

— Martin Tyler

The business of education has lay[ed] the foundations for nurseries of wise and good men, to adapt our modes of teaching to…

— Benjamin Rush

Be deeply satisfied and ready for more.

— Esther Hicks

Time can but make it easier to be wise / Though now it seems impossible, and so / All that you need is patience.

— William Butler Yeats

[...] endless action and reaction. Those beautifully rounded pebbles which you gather on the sand and which you hold in your hand…

— Frederick Douglass

Having agreed to play Elrond, I realized how much had to be worked out about this character: the idea of portraying someone…

— Hugo Weaving

When George W. Bush decided to save the American position in Iraq by going against the advice of all of his wise…

— Bret Stephens

The wise men were all fools, what to do?

— Bruce Springsteen

Many will, no doubt, prefer to retain old unsystematic names as far as possible, but it is easy to see that the…

— Henry Edward Armstrong

Who said I was wise? I’m a professional bad example. You can learn a lot by watching me. Or listening to me.…

— Jubal

Last night I begged the Wise One to tell me the secret of the world. Gently, gently, he whispered, "Be quiet, the…

— Rumi

Grace! It's Christmas for goodness sake! Think about the baby Jesus. Up in that tower letting his hair down, so that the…

— Karen Walker

I read your piece on Plato. Holmes, when you strike at a king, you must kill him.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom.

— Elizabeth Gaskell

Some folks are wise and some are otherwise.

— Tobias Smollett

THERE are no wise few; for in all men rages the folly of the Fall. Take your strongest, happiest, handsomest, best born,…

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

If thou art wise, incline to truth; for truth, not the semblance, remains in its place.

— Saadi

Wise laws and just restraints are to a noble nation not chains, but chains of mail, -- strength and defense, though something…

— John Ruskin

A wise judge, by the craft of the law, was never seduced from its purpose.

— Robert Southey

Wise children always choose a mother who was a shocking flirt in her maiden days, and so had several offers before she…

— James M. Barrie

I am both a night owl and an early bird. So I am wise and I have worms.

— Anonymous