A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat. — Louis L'Amour Copy Share Image
He who can properly summarize many ideas in a brief statement, is a wise man. — Euripides Copy Share Image
“And it was the part of a wise man to forget inevitable calamities of human life in the enjoyment of the fleeting… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
The tongue of a fool is the key of his counsel, which, in a wise man, wisdom hath in keeping. — Socrates Copy Share Image
“Wise man’s mind is always very clear. When asked anything, he gives the answer directly almost without any thinking!” — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
Give a wise man an honest brief to plead and his eloquence is no remarkable achievement. — Euripides Copy Share Image
The only question which any wise man can ask himself, and which any honest man will ask himself, is whether a doctrine… — Thomas Huxley Copy Share Image
A wise man is not governed by others, nor does he try to govern them; he prefers that reason alone prevail. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
An ignorant person is inclined to blame others for his own misfortune. To blame oneself is proof of progress. But the wise… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
“It is of capital importance for us to discipline the heart,[FN#209] otherwise it will discipline us. Passions are like legs. They should… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Your father is a wise man,” the cigar trader said. “Music. Wine. A cigar. The small luxuries of life are how we… — Mark T. Sullivan Copy Share Image
You cannot live to correct the past. Instead you can live determined to correct the future through the past. It's only through… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
No greater evil can a man endure Than a bad wife, nor find a greater good Than one both good and wise;… — Sophocles Copy Share Image
“A wise man once said all children are born knowing what the angels look like. Once we stop fighting against death, we… — Daniel Gottlieb Copy Share Image
A wise man listen & learn. He gain wisdom. Hear and increase his learning. If he is smart to understand, he obtain… — Glen Rambharack Copy Share Image
For the most part we stupidly confound one man with another. The dull distinguish only races or nations, or at most classes,… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“To mend the big wounds, sometimes you must mend the small ones, she thought as she poured tea into a copper mug.… — Sam Sykes Copy Share Image
“We all are weak, in one way or another. It does not matter the species. Some times that weakness is a strength… — Christie Golden Copy Share Image
“At Chicago I read again 'Philip Van Artevelde,' and certain passages in it will always be in my mind associated with the… — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken,… — Bible Copy Share Image
“Action and Non-Action The non-action of the wise man is not inaction. It is not studied. It is not shaken by anything.… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
The non-action of the wise man is not inaction. It is not studied. It is not shaken by anything. The sage is… — Zhuangzi Copy Share Image
“Surely,' said she, 'there is some magic in wealth, which can thus make persons pay their court to it, when it does… — Ann Radcliffe Copy Share Image
From that time forth he believed that the wise man is one who never sets himself apart from other living things, whether… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
A wise man once said When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. — Javier Nash Copy Share Image
“A wise man who's ignored is about as effective as an idiot who's listened to.” — Anna Smith Spark Copy Share Image
The only difference between a wise man and a fool is that the wise man knows he's playing. — Frederick Salomon Perls Copy Share Image
The man who talks to his wife about his dog instead of singing a love song is a wise man. — Vikrant Parsai Copy Share Image
To a wise man, the whole earth is open; for the native land of a good soul is the whole earth. — Democritus Copy Share Image
“Quotes and notes to self – Find your inner peace! Don’t be caught up in your outer world. Pay greater attention to… — Allan Rufus Copy Share Image
He shall despise none, but hear the opinions of all. A wise man shall make use of even a child's sensible utterance. — Chanakya Copy Share Image
A foolish man tells a woman to stop talking, but a wise man tells her that her mouth is extremely beautiful when… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The wise man is wise in vain who cannot be wise to his own advantage. [Lat., Nequicquam sapere sapientem, qui ipse sibi… — Quintus Ennius Copy Share Image
“People think that whatever comes out of the mouth of a wise man is the choicest gem, sometime it's utter stupidity and… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
If the advice of a fool for once happens to be good, it requires a wise man to carry it out. — Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Copy Share Image
If a wise man behaves prudently, how can he be overcome by his enemies? Even a single man, by right action, can… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Love is not control, Logan. Love is partnership. Friendship. A wise man once said, 'If you want to be loved, be lovable.” — Jessica Clare Copy Share Image
There's no greater sign of being a poor philosopher and wise man than wanting all of life to be wise and philosophical. — Giacomo Leopardi Copy Share Image
If you don't know, ask. You will be a fool for the moment, but a wise man for the rest of your… — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
The Wise Man is square but not sharp, honest but not not malign, straight but not severe, bright but not dazzling. — Laozi Copy Share Image