Wise Quotes

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Behind many acts that are thought ridiculous there lie wise and weighty motives. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
He is no wise man who will quit a certainty for an uncertainty. — Samuel Johnson
Sooner or later, a man if he is wise, discovers that life is a mixture of good days and bad, victory and defeat, give and… — Wilferd Peterson
It takes a wise man to handle a lie, a fool had better remain honest. — Norman Douglas
Wise is the person at either end. Who can in due measure spare as well as spend. — Lucian
A traveler of taste will notice that the wise are polite all over the world, but the fool only at home. — Oliver Goldsmith
Colors fade, temples crumble, empires fall, but wise words endure. — Edward Thorndike
Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life. — Plautus
Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks. — Heinrich Heine
The laws of man may bind him in chains or may put him to death, but they never can make him wise, virtuous, or happy. — John Quincy Adams
At sixteen I was stupid, confused and indecisive. At twenty-five I was wise, self-confident, prepossessing and assertive. At forty-five I am stupid, confused, insecure and… — Jules Feiffer
Wise and prudent men and intelligent conservatives have long known that in a changing world worthy institutions can be conserved only by adjusting them to… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
My past is my wisdom to use today. . . my future is my wisdom yet to experience. Be in the present because that is… — Gene Oliver
[A]ll popular and well-mixed governments [republics] . . . are ever established by wise and good men, and can never be upheld otherwise than by… — Algernon Sidney
I read when I get up in the morning, when I can during the day and every single evening. Most of my weekends are spent… — Shimon Peres
The man who is wise enough to know the right thing to do, who is good enough to wish to do only the right thing,… — Wallace D. Wattles
The wise man then followed a simple way of life-which is hardly surprising when you consider how even in this modern age he seeks to… — Seneca the Younger
Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. Laugh when you can. Apologize when you should and let go of what you can't change. — Drake
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise. — Horace
At first he who invented any art that went beyond the common perceptions of man was naturally admired by men, not only because there was… — Aristotle

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