Wise Quotes

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None wise dares hopeless venture. — Euripides
I love tranquil solitude, And such society As is quiet, wise, and good; Between thee and me What difference? but thou dost possess The things… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
For love is a flattering mischief, that hath denied aged and wise men a foresight of those evils that too often prove to be the… — Izaak Walton
It [angling] deserves commendations;... it is an art worthy the knowledge and practice of a wise man. — Izaak Walton
What do I want to do? Acting wise? Well, there's a western that I want to do. There's a lot of producing that I want… — Morgan Freeman
It is a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals. — Felix Frankfurter
Life's Tragedy is that we get old to soon and wise too late. — Benjamin Franklin
Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is… — Benjamin Franklin
Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame. — Benjamin Franklin
Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it. — Benjamin Franklin
Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one. — Benjamin Franklin
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. — Benjamin Franklin
To die is poignantly bitter, but the idea of having to die without having lived is unbearable. — Erich Fromm
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. — Robert Frost
It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of… — Mahatma Gandhi
A wise man turns chance into good fortune. — Thomas Fuller
The fool wanders, a wise man travels. — Thomas Fuller
Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings. — Solomon Ibn Gabirol
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. — Mahatma Gandhi
It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence. — Mahatma Gandhi

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