Being Wise Quotes

224 quotes by 177 authors

Who has begun has half done. Have the courage to be wise. Begin! — Horace Walpole
There is nothing more becoming any wise man, than to make choice of friends, for by them thou shalt be judged what thou art: let… — Walter Raleigh
No man is bound to be rich or great, - no, nor to be wise; but every man is bound to be honest. — Unknown Author
Learned we may be with another man's learning: we can only be wise with wisdom of our own: [I hate a sage who is not… — Euripides
You don't have to learn to be wise. If you just flow you can be successful. Mother Nature will carry you. — Harbhajan Singh Yogi
Man can learn self-discipline without becoming ascetic; he can be wise without waiting to be old; he can be influential without waiting for status. Man… — Neal A. Maxwell
Turn on the prudent ant thy heedful eyes. Observe her labors, sluggard, and be wise. — Samuel Johnson
To each his suff'rings; all are men, Condemn'd alike to groan,- The tender for another's pain, Th' unfeeling for his own. Yet ah! why should… — Thomas Gray
But with respect to future debt; would it not be wise and just for that nation to declare in the constitution they are forming that… — Thomas Jefferson
Bipartisanship on behalf of an imprudent policy can be folly, just as partisanship on behalf of a just cause can be wise. What is clear… — Unknown Author
Ask Anthony Hopkins how he makes his characters come to life and he just shrugs. I don't know. If I knew, I wouldn't be able… — Larry Eisenberg
To be a Jew is to be strong with a strength that has outlived persecutions. It is to be wise against ignorance, honest against piracy,… — Phyllis Bottome
Deign on the passing world to turn thine eyes, And pause a while from learning to be wise. There mark what ills the scholar's life… — Samuel Johnson
History has tried hard to teach us that we can't have good government under politicians. Now, to go and stick one at the very head… — Mark Twain
If we are going to be wise, spiritual people prepared to meet the crises of our age, we must be a studying, learning community that… — J.P. Moreland
The goal of a passionate artist is to try and make a masterpiece each and every time,Â yet be wise enough to know you will… — Unknown Author
Those who would administer wisely must, indeed, be wise, for one of the serious obstacles to the improvement of our race is indiscriminate charity. — Andrew Carnegie
Abundance of knowledge does not teach men to be wise. — Heraclitus
Advice, as it always gives a temporary appearance of superiority, can never be very grateful, even when it is most necessary or most judicious. But… — Samuel Johnson
To appreciate nonsense you must first acquire wisdom, then compromise the two; only then will the fool understand you, and believe himself to be wise. — Unknown Author

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