Wise Quotes · Page 72

Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.

— Johann Kaspar Lavater

To neglect the wise sayings of great thinkers is to deny ourselves the truest education.

— William James

It is not wise to find symbols in everything that one sees. It makes life too full of terrors.

— Oscar Wilde

“Wisdom is not in having resources, it's in knowing how to use them, when to use them & if to use them.”

— TemitOpe Ibrahim

I'd hate to see any film I'm involved in fail, especially artistically but also business-wise.

— John Malkovich

Income splitting is not a wise investment for Canadians.

— Justin Trudeau

I am not calling 'Aravindha' a wise movie because it's a blockbuster.

— Jagapathi Babu

In my day job, I worry non-stop about making wise investments for long-term gains.

— Anonymous

Though one should live a hundred years without wisdom and control, yet better, indeed, is a single day's life of one who…

— Gautama Buddha

I used to write on a big old couch, but I gave that away. I was wise enough to give it to…

— Marilynne Robinson

I think when we don't know what to do it's wise to do nothing. Sit down quietly; quiet our hearts and minds…

— Maya Angelou

I'm defining [presidential courage] pretty narrowly. It's not only taking a big political risk but it's also the risk that in the…

— Michael Beschloss

Few cross over the river. Most are stranded on this side. On the riverbank they run up and down. But the wise…

— Gautama Buddha

Derek Brunson's stand up is horrible, I'm sorry. The guy is a good fighter but his stand up is just terrible. He's…

— Gegard Mousasi

Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.

— Anonymous

When you are in a series, there are always people around saying, 'You should be doing more. You should get more money.'…

— Judy Norton

He told me not to seek revenge, but to seek the Buddha,' said the fox spirit, sadly. 'Wise counsel,' said the fox…

— Neil Gaiman

We see only the script and not the paper on which the script is written. The paper is there, whether the script…

— Ramana Maharshi

It is necessary to have party organization if we are to have effective and efficient government. The only difference between a mob…

— Calvin Coolidge

Courteous Reader, Astrology is one of the most ancient Sciences, held in high esteem of old, by the Wise and the Great.…

— Benjamin Franklin

I never wash my hair the night before an event - I call it second day hair, and it holds better. Also,…

— Debby Ryan

Me personally, I side more with punk rock bands. I grew up with The Misfits, The Dead Boys, The Damned, Dropkick Murphys,…

— Andy Biersack

We are not to judge thrift solely by the test of saving or spending. If one spends what he should prudently save,…

— Owen D. Young

He is very imprudent, a dog; he never makes it his business to inquire whether you are in the right or the…

— Jerome K. Jerome

“Our Creed does not command us to be free. It commands us to be wise.”

— Oliver Bowden

Wise elders will likely be those individuals who stay both mentally and physically vital throughout life.

— Louis Cozolino

A dull head thinks of no better way to show himself wise, than by suspecting everything in his way.

— Philip Sidney

The minute you think of giving up any relation, think of the reason why you held it so long

— Babloo

A pipe gives a wise man time to think and a fool something to stick in his mouth.

— C. S. Lewis

We need police who think like firefighters, Not like soldiers in a war zone.

— YourMaj3sty

They're mutually incompatible I feel; being a wise thief and a wise father.

— Andre Braugher

Don't let you mind wander - it's far too small to be let out on its own.

— Russell Lynes

The wise have mastered body, word, and mind. They are the true masters.

— Gautama Buddha

Small improvements in the way you use your time can translate into major differences in your life.

— Brian Tracy

Where two discourse, if the anger of one rises, he is the wise man who lets the contest fall.

— Plutarch

It's easier to be original and foolish than original and wise.

— Gottfried Leibniz

The only loser who walks away from a wise man is the one who walks away.

— Frederick Lenz

Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.

— William Shakespeare

“Wise is he who is satisfied with the spectacle of the world.”

— Ricardo Reis

Sometimes, I think the things we see are shadows of the things to be; that what we plan we build

— Phoebe Cary