Wise Quotes

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God is speaking to us. But are we listening to Him? When our conscience begins to nudge us for whatever reason, we might have this… — Joyce Meyer
No man is great enough or wise enough for any of us to surrender our destiny to. The only way in which anyone can lead… — Henry Miller
When complaints are freely heard, deeply considered and speedily reformed, then is the utmost bound of civil liberty attained that wise men look for. — John Milton
A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation. — Moliere
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself. — Michel de Montaigne
Fortune, seeing that she could not make fools wise, has made them lucky. — Michel de Montaigne
I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise. — Baron de Montesquieu
The hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden, a dim twilight, and a fountain singing to it. You… — George Edward Moore
Beauty makes idiots sad and wise men merry. — George Jean Nathan
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know… — Reinhold Niebuhr
The miracle is this: the more we share the more we have. — Leonard Nimoy
The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day… — Alden Nowlan
I clearly understood the concept of wise use before I ever heard the actual words, for my father wouldn't allow us to waste anything. — Ted Nugent
If it doesn't sell, it isn't creative. — David Ogilvy
A wise woman recognizes when her life is out of balance and summons the courage to act to correct it, she knows the meaning of… — Suze Orman
Look wise, say nothing, and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought. — William Osler
Sotomayor's vainglorious lecture bromide about herself as 'a wise Latina' trumping white men is a vulgar embarrassment - a vestige of the bad old days… — Camille Paglia
Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come to you if you gamble on its truth and it… — Blaise Pascal
Satisfaction of one's curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life. — Linus Pauling
Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about… — Norman Vincent Peale

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