Wise Quotes

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A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interests. — Niccolo Machiavelli
You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. — Naguib Mahfouz
Hip is the sophistication of the wise primitive in a giant jungle. — Norman Mailer
It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea. — Nelson Mandela
Nothing wise was ever printed upon an apron. — Demetri Martin
Anyone who says he can see through women is missing a lot. — Groucho Marx
Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him. — Groucho Marx
She got her looks from her father. He's a plastic surgeon. — Groucho Marx
Either he's dead or my watch has stopped. — Groucho Marx
A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. — John C. Maxwell
I'm a golfer, and what are the two sports you can do till you drop? Golf and surfing. They're great for you limber-wise, they're great… — Matthew McConaughey
Curiosity is one of the great secrets of happiness. — Bryant H. McGill
Where wise actions are the fruit of life, wise discourse is the pollination. — Bryant H. McGill
A wise nation should cultivate a political spirit that allows opponents to cooperate without fearing an automatic execution from their core supporters. Who knew that… — Jon Meacham
I was wise enough to never grow up while fooling most people into believing I had. — Margaret Mead
There are some persons in this world, who, unable to give better proof of being wise, take a strange delight in showing what they think… — Herman Melville
No matter how long he lives, no man ever becomes as wise as the average woman of forty-eight. — H. L. Mencken
I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time. — H. L. Mencken
Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good. — H. L. Mencken
It is impossible to imagine the universe run by a wise, just and omnipotent God, but it is quite easy to imagine it run by… — H. L. Mencken

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