Wise Quotes · Page 93

How wise are thy commandments, Lord. Each of them applies to somebody I know.

— Sam Levenson

Remember that in all miseries lamenting becomes fools, and action, wise folk.

— Philip Sidney

The wise traveler learns not to repeat successes but tries new places all the time.

— Paul Fussell

The day is always his, who works in it with serenity and great aims.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.

— H. G. Wells

Death is God's way of telling you not to be such a wise guy.

— Grenville Kleiser

For a gay chap, Elton John writes some of the most amazing lyrics about heterosexual love.

— Cailleach Bheur

Allow warm waves of compassion to wash over the entire planet by forgiving yourself and others.

— Senoraroy

It is little the sign of a wise or good man, to suffer temperance to be transgressed in order to purchase the…

— Francis Atterbury

The gate is small because truth guards the entrance. The way is narrow because the Lord protects us with wise boundaries.

— Charles Stanley

That is ever the difference between the wise and the unwise: the latter wonders at what is unusual; the wise man wonders…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse…

— Plato

Disappointment is just the Distance between Expectation & Reality. So either Expect less & Accept the Reality OR Expect a lot &…

— Babloo

There are three words I like to repeat to myself: glass half full. Just to remind myself to be grateful for everything…

— Goldie Hawn

Today, certain people file for bankruptcy, businesses and individuals, and it no longer has the stigma it once had. Now it's almost…

— David Dinkins

Everyone makes mistakes. The wise are not people who never make mistakes, but those who forgive themselves and learn from their mistakes.

— Ajahn Brahm

We should scarcely be excused in concluding this essay without calling the reader's attention to the beneficent and wise laws established by…

— John Dalton

Those who were skillful in Anatomy among the Ancients, concluded from the outward and inward Make of an Human Body, that it…

— Joseph Addison

I've no idea where ideas come from and I hope I never find out; it would spoil the excitement for me if…

— J. K. Rowling

I wasn't writing, I wasn't drawing, and personality-wise, I was just completely arrogant. I'm not trying to be overly apologetic for my…

— Patti Smith

Well, he keeps saying that, and as defense secretary, of course he has to think of a lot of potential enemies. I…

— Henry A. Kissinger

I may have had many projects, but I never was free to carry out any of them. It did me little good…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

I want my fellow citizens to wise up and stop falling for [war]. I try with my limited access, I'm not getting…

— Henry Rollins

I thought that I was in heaven But I was sure surprised Heaven help me, I didn't see The devil in your…

— Elvis Presley

A wise woman always knows when to really let go, and I don't mean throwing knives & ashtrays. VLC

— Vicky Carlsson

Wise people may say what they will, but one passion is never cured by another.

— Lord Chesterfield

What is yours will be yours, what was never yours will never be yours whatever you do

— Anonymous

Always put yourself in other shoes. if you feel that it hurts you, it probably does hurt the person, too

— Anonymous

Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.

— Anonymous

Why should I ask the wise men: Whence is my beginning? I am busy with the thought: Where will be my end?

— Muhammad Iqbal

The difference between a 'wise guy' and a wise man is plenty!

— Galen Starr Ross

“Wise people are only wise because they have lived many lives before.”

— Leydi Morfa

Give a wise man an honest brief to plead and his eloquence is no remarkable achievement.

— Euripides

In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.

— Anonymous

You will rarely make wise decisions if you surround yourself with fools

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

We have different skin color, but we hold the same color blood

— Black Son Beats

If the wise knew everything the foolish know, there would be no fools.

— Vikrant Parsai

The wise only possess ideas; the greater part of mankind are possessed by them.

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

To know is not to be wise. To know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom.

— Charles Spurgeon

With gentleness overcome anger. With generosity overcome meanness. With truth overcome deceit.

— Gautama Buddha