Wise Quotes
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain. — Aristotle
- The gods too are fond of a joke. — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in… — Aristotle
- We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right… — Aristotle
- A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions. — Arthur Ashe
- Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. — Isaac Asimov
- Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we… — Isaac Asimov
- I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of them: Come unto… — Saint Augustine
- It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. — Marcus Aurelius
- To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution. — Marcus Aurelius
- It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final. — Roger Babson
- One must always maintain one's connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it. — Gaston Bachelard
- Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom. — Francis Bacon
- It is impossible to love and to be wise. — Francis Bacon
- A prudent question is one-half of wisdom. — Francis Bacon
- A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. — Francis Bacon
- Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise. — Francis Bacon
- There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest… — Francis Bacon
- Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men. — Douglas Bader