Wise Quotes

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If Henry James were still with us, he'd not only approve of Paris, He Said, he could have written it himself, though without his serpentine… — Rosellen Brown
Everything thatâ€™s out nowâ€¦rap wise and music wise in general [is whack]. I mean, you know whack when you see it. So Iâ€™m on a… — Jeru the Damaja
The mind of man has no defense To equal plain, old common sense. This homely virtue don't despise, If you would be happy as well… — Don Herold
Wise children always choose a mother who was a shocking flirt in her maiden days, and so had several offers before she accepted their fortunate… — James M. Barrie
Where and when have riots and anarchy been provoked by wise measures? If the government had acted wisely, and if their measures had met the… — Vladimir Lenin
A wise Government seeks to provide the opportunity through which the best of individual achievement can be obtained, while at the same time it seeks… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
A wise man has dignity without pride; a fool has pride without dignity. — Confucius
We tried some experiments in mind reading which were not very successful. Think mind reading contrary to common sense, wise provision of the Bon Dieu… — Thomas A. Edison
Letting Go: A Little Bit at a Time is filled with big ideas that just might change your life. Wise, witty, and important. — Daniel Amen
To me, only that which makes me wise is worth knowing. — Rudolf John Gorsleben
A wise person is like a smoothly polished rock: it takes time to become either. — Vera Nazarian
Why is wisdom so fair? Why is beauty so wise? Because all else is temporary, while beauty and wisdom are the only real and constant… — Vera Nazarian
The wise young man or wage earner of today invests his money in real estate. — Andrew Carnegie
Suddenly all those careful preparations disintegrated as predators far more dangerous than the walking dead proved what all wise killers already knew: that nothing was… — Jonathan Maberry
It is a kind and wise arrangement of Providence that weaves our sorrows into the elements of character and that all the disappointments, and conflicts,… — William Morley Punshon
Let your first business be to perform your duties at home. But, inasmuch as you are wise stewards, you will find time for social duties.… — Eliza R. Snow
We are driven by self-interest, itâ€™s necessary to survive. But we need wise self-interest that is generous and co-operative, taking othersâ€™ interests into account. Co-operation… — Dalai Lama
Because sometimes when someone is telling you something really important, itâ€™s best to just let there be silence, to really think about what theyâ€™re saying.… — Lauren Barnholdt
If it's true what is said, that only the wise discover the wise, then it must also be true that the lone wolf symbolizes either… — Criss Jami
A wise man's goal shouldn't be to say something profound, but to say something useful. — Criss Jami

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