Wise Quotes

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Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater… — Charles Spurgeon
In our friendships we have to be wise that we choose godly people to be our friends. Somebody might say, well does that mean that… — Charles Stanley
My view on politics is much more grassroots oriented; it's not old boy network oriented, so I tend to, you know, come at it a… — Michael Steele
There was no division I could see between the essential teaching of all Prophets and wise men of religion. — Cat Stevens
Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because… — Joseph Story
The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget. — Thomas Szasz
A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart. — Jonathan Swift
No wise man ever wished to be younger. — Jonathan Swift
The latter part of a wise person's life is occupied with curing the follies, prejudices and false opinions they contracted earlier. — Jonathan Swift
When I am talking to people who I feel don't like me or are mean, I get really shy, and I kind of curl up… — Taylor Swift
When I can look life in the eyes, grown calm and very coldly wise, life will have given me the truth, and taken in exchange… — Sara Teasdale
It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise. — Sara Teasdale
We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty.… — Mother Teresa
One of the greatest diseases is to be nobody to anybody. — Mother Teresa
It was not until I had graduated from college that I made a professional commitment to it. Frankly, I didn't think it wise. I was… — Twyla Tharp
No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if… — Hunter S. Thompson
A word to the wise is infuriating. — Hunter S. Thompson
A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down, and commence living on its hint. What I… — Henry David Thoreau
All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man. — Henry David Thoreau
Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations. — Henry David Thoreau

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