“How many people we know who sour their lives, who ruin all that is sweet and beautiful by explosive tempers, who destroy… — James Allen Copy Share Image
Who is like the wise man? Who knows the explanation of things? Wisdom brightens a man's face and changes its hard appearance — Bible Copy Share Image
A wise man never enjoys himself so much, nor a fool so little, as when alone. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
“The wise man takes the shortest path to peace with himself.’ Acceptance of what is, that is the shortest path.” — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
“Though a man be wise and intelligent, he is a fool in the eyes of the ignorant.” — Saadi Copy Share Image
A good book is a lighthouse; a wise man is a lighthouse; conscience is a lighthouse; compassion is a lighthouse; science is… — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
“A wise man has tolerance for such people. A wise man walks away or finds a means of changing the way they… — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
A wise man once said, 'Every one of us is given the gift of life, and what a strange gift it is.… — Geraldine Ferraro Copy Share Image
Africa has her mysteries, and even a wise man cannot understand them. But a wise man respects them — Miriam Makeba Copy Share Image
Heaven-born, the soul a heavenward course must hold; beyond the world she soars; the wise man, I affirm, can find no rest… — Michelangelo Copy Share Image
All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Each of our passions, even love, has a stomach that must not be overloaded. We must in everything write the word 'finis'… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
One fool will deny more truth in half an hour than a wise man can prove in seven years. — Coventry Patmore Copy Share Image
“Any damn fool can beg up some kind of job; it takes a wise man to make it without working.” — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
“A house by the lake must have many windows so as to benefit fully the brilliant view; a man by the wise… — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
There are two roads to every place, and the wise man chooses the pleasant one. — Phyllis Bentley Copy Share Image
A wise man once said that any human being is capable of infinite achievement, so long as it’s not the work they’re… — K.J. Parker Copy Share Image
“Proverbs 22:3: “A wise man foresees the difficulties ahead and prepares for them; the simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.” — Mike Foster Copy Share Image
“You remember the Latin?" "Of course. Vir prudens non contra ventum mingit." I couldn't see his face. Cease of the hood, but… — Lisa Roecker Copy Share Image
Quiet and sincere sympathy is often the most welcome and efficient consolation to the afflicted. Said a wise man to one in… — Tryon Edwards Copy Share Image
Knowledge is the treasure, but judgment the treasurer, of a wise man. — William Penn Copy Share Image
