Wise Quotes

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We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it. — Lyndon B. Johnson
let it go -- the smashed word broken open vow or the oath cracked length wise -- let it go it was sworn to go… — E E Cummings
Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge. — Mark Twain
forget the past, for it is gone from your domain! forget the future, for it is beyond your reach! control the present! Live supremely well… — Paramahansa Yogananda
A wise man once remarked that we can count how many seeds are in the apple, but not how many apples are in the seed. — Wendy Mass
Be you wise and never sad, You will get your lovely lad. Never serious be, nor true, And your wish will come to you-- And… — Dorothy Parker
To look wise is quite as good as understanding a thing, and very much easier. — Oscar Wilde
Have you never heard what the wise man say : all of the future exists in the past. — Truman Capote
The small amount of foolery wise men have makes a great show. — William Shakespeare
My method is to take the utmost trouble to find the right thing to say, and then to say it with the utmost levity. — George Bernard Shaw
Thou and I are too wise to woo peaceably. — William Shakespeare
Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge. — Confucius
Nobody likes to see a stupid guy wise up. — Stephen King
I forget who it was that recommended men for their soul's good to do each day two things they disliked: it was a wise man,… — W. Somerset Maugham
Wise men put their trust in ideas and not in circumstances. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
No, that is the great fallacy: the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful. — Ernest Hemingway
It isn't wise to be rude to one's mother. She knows everything about your childhood that is potentially embarassing. — Mercedes Lackey
A wise man once said, never discuss philosophy or politics in a disco environment. — Frank Zappa
You have grown abominably lazy, and you like gossip, and waste time on frivolous things, you are contented to be petted and admired by silly… — Louisa May Alcott
Lady, lady, never start Conversation toward your heart; Keep your pretty words serene; Never murmur what you mean. Show yourself, by word and look, Swift… — Dorothy Parker

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