Wise Quotes

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No gown worse becomes a woman than the desire to be wise. — Martin Luther
The future lies with those wise political leaders who realize that the great public is interested more in government than in politics. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
When men succeed, even their neighbors think them wise. — Pindar
It is easy to be wise on behalf of others than to be so for ourselves. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
There are more fools than wise men, and even in a wise man there is more folly than wisdom. — Nicolas Chamfort
Wise men are not wise at all times. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life is a festival only to the wise. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Fortune seldom troubles the wise man. Reason has controlled his greatest and most important affairs, controls them throughout his life, and will continue to control… — Epicurus
If you expect the wise man to be as angry as the baseness of crimes requires, then he must not only be angry but go… — Seneca the Younger
Man is wise and constantly in quest of more wisdom; but the ultimate wisdom, which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. — Hal Borland
This is the highest point of philosophy, to be simple & wise; this is the angelic life. — Saint John Chrysostom
The Land of Faery, Where nobody gets old and godly and grave, Where nobody gets old and crafty and wise, Where nobody gets old and… — William Butler Yeats
There often seems to be a playfulness to wise people, as if either their equanimity has as its source this playfulness or the playfulness flows… — Edward Hoagland
This, books can do-nor this alone; they give New views to life, and teach us how to live; They soothe the grieved, the stubborn they… — George Crabbe
Yes, I'm nervous. You'll find in time most people are. They simply learn better how to disguise it, and sometimes, if they're wise, how to… — Gregory Maguire
I think a person who takes a job in order to live - that is to say, for the money - has turned himself into… — Joseph Campbell
Being, be bold and venture to be wise. — Horace
I'm a leader. I'm the leader of this team, and they look for me at any point in the game, and that's not just scoring-wise,… — LeBron James
You have to be able to separate business from the love of the game. There were a lot of decisions made business-wise that I wasn't… — Kobe Bryant
I think that my God-given physical attributes, big hands, and big feet, the way that I'm built, proportion-wise, just made basketball the most inviting sport… — Julius Erving

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