Wise Quotes

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Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many… — Aristotle
Wine can of their wits the wise beguile, Make the sage frolic, and the serious smile — Homer
I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking — Albert Einstein
Facts are ventriloquistâ€™s dummies. Sitting on a wise manâ€™s knee they may be made to utter words of wisdom; elsewhere, they say nothing, or talk… — Aldous Huxley
When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. — George Bernard Shaw
A daughter of a King of Ireland, heard A voice singing on a May Eve like this, And followed half awake and half asleep, Until… — William Butler Yeats
To live among such excellent helps as our libraries afford, to have so many silent wise companions whenever we please. — Richard Baxter
In those days a boy on the classical side officially did almost nothing but classics. I think this was wise; the greatest service we can… — C.S. Lewis
Words are the counters of wise men, and the money of fools. — Thomas Hobbes
The god of dirt came up to me many times and said so many wise and delectable things, I lay on the grass listening to… — Mary Oliver
We, ignorant of ourselves, Beg often our own harms, which the wise powers Deny us for our good; so find we profit By losing of… — William Shakespeare
They cannot take away our self respect if we do not give it to them. — Mahatma Gandhi
O Mistress mine, where are you roaming? O, stay and hear; your true love's coming, That can sing both high and low: Trip no further,… — William Shakespeare
And our wise Father in heaven knows when we're going to need things too. Don't run out ahead of Him. — Corrie Ten Boom
Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill. — J.R.R. Tolkien
The days that make us happy make us wise — John Masefield
Hate leaves ugly scars, love leaves beautiful ones. — Mignon McLaughlin
Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics.… — Stephen Colbert
It is not wise to meddle with D'Angelines in matters of love. — Jacqueline Carey
Good advice is a wise man's friend, of course; but sometimes it just flies on past, and all you can do is wave. — Leif Enger

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