Wise Quotes

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If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide. — Mahatma Gandhi
There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever. — Mahatma Gandhi
You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind. — Mahatma Gandhi
I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world. — Mahatma Gandhi
Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom. — Elizabeth Gaskell
A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease. — Elizabeth Gaskell
If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars. — J. Paul Getty
The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of… — Khalil Gibran
Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself. — Khalil Gibran
Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children. — Khalil Gibran
Yesterday is but today's memory, and tomorrow is today's dream. — Khalil Gibran
It's a wise man who understands that every day is a new beginning, because boy, how many mistakes do you make in a day? I… — Mel Gibson
Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you. — Andre Gide
To what a degree the same past can leave different marks - and especially admit of different interpretations. — Andre Gide
Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
If I love you, what business is it of yours? — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Who is the wisest man? He who neither knows or wishes for anything else than what happens. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation; therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past… — Oliver Goldsmith
The wise does at once what the fool does at last. — Baltasar Gracian

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