Wise Quotes · Page 89

If I do the same thing each year, that feels like I am sat on a shelf, and mentally that wouldn't be…

— A. J. Pritchard

It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, "I will live." To-morrow's life is too late; live…

— Martial

“Nobody but you have to believe in your dreams to make them a reality.”

— Germany Kent

The fool is looking for happiness far away. The wise man makes it grow under his feet.

— James Oppenheim

“He who is equanimous in all situations is wise indeed.”

— Shiva Negi

The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his…

— Lao Tzu

Wise people are never less alone than when they are alone.

— Jonathan Swift

Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.

— George Santayana

Celestial spirit that doth roll; The heart's sepulchral stone away, Be this our resurrection day, The singing Easter of the soul -…

— Richard Le Gallienne

“If he is indeed wise he does not bid you enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads you to the…

— Khalil Gibran

Chastisement is designed for our good, to promote our highest interests. Look beyond the rod to the All-wise hand that wields it!

— Arthur W. Pink

The wise Jewish Israeli must work with the moderate Muslim and the Christian leader of the free world against the crazy Muslims.

— Tzipi Livni

There is an old saying, or should be, that it is a wise economist who recognizes the scope of his own generalizations.

— John Kenneth Galbraith

A wise man shall overrule his stars and have a greater influence upon his own content than all the constellations and planets…

— Jeremy Taylor

He who thinks with difficulty believes with alacrity. A fool is a natural proselyte, but he must be caught young, for his…

— Ambrose Bierce

Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.

— Napoleon Hill

I am old, yet I look at wise men and see that I am very young. I look over those stars yonder,…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The trouble with Grace, she thought, is that she is so literal. But that was the trouble with most people, when it…

— Alexander McCall Smith

Interdependence is a fundamental law of nature. Even tiny insects survive by mutual cooperation based on innate recognition of their interconnectedness. It…

— Dalai Lama

All cultures forged by nations—the noble indigenous past of America, the brilliant civilization of Europe, the wise history of Asian nations, and…

— Subcomandante Marcos

We're not forcing people... you can support and be a supporter, but if you go beyond that and become a member, [and]…

— Jacob Zuma

It is the nature of the noble and the good and the wise that they impart to us of their nobility and…

— Felix Adler

The good Education of Youth has been esteemed by wise Men in all Ages, as the surest Foundation of the Happiness both…

— Benjamin Franklin

When a child first catches adults out -- when it first walks into his grave little head that adults do not always…

— John Steinbeck

A wise man makes his own decisions,but an ignorant man follows the public opinion.

— Grantland Rice

It is a maxim of wise government to treat people not as they should be but as they actually are.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The wise man guards against the future as if it were the present.

— Publilius Syrus

Anybody who has an identity problem had better wise up and get with the program!

— Jack Handey

Whatever money you might have, self-worth really lies in finding out what you do best.

— J. K. Rowling

None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.

— Benjamin Whichcote

“Wise are those who have seen life from both sides of the fence.”

— A.J. Garces

It requires philosophy and heroism to rise above the opinion of the wise men of all nations and races.

— Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Always look forward! Looking back should only be for the purpose of how far we have come!

— Unkown

The whole point of marriage is to encourage your partner's development and have them encourage yours.

— Carol S. Dweck

In Princess Margaret I found a fine friend who could steady my restless nature and offer wise counsel.

— Roddy Llewellyn

A foolish word can hurt a determined spirit but a wise heart easily ignores it.

— Terry Mark

Whoever allows himself to be whipped, deserves to be whipped.

— Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

What Nature bids is good, is wise, and faultless we obey.

— John Armstrong

A fool will seek revenge, the wise man will allow God's karma.

— Keshia Chante

It is much smarter to listen and learn, than to be stubborn and not listen at all.

— Monay Latrice