Wise Quotes

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Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established — Confucius
I hope you will have a wonderful year, that you'll dream dangerously and outrageously, that you'll make something that didn't exist before you made it,… — Neil Gaiman
The Voice There is a voice inside of you That whispers all day long, "I feel this is right for me, I know that this… — Shel Silverstein
If you win, you need not have to explain...If you lose, you should not be there to explain! — Adolf Hitler
The complexities of adult life get in the way of the truth. The great philosophers have always been able to clear away the complexities and… — Mortimer Adler
Impatience can cause wise people to do foolish things. — Janette Oke
It is both revealing and invigorating to occasionally set aside the worries of life, seek the company of a friendly book and mingle with the… — Gordon B. Hinckley
Why should you want to give up a child's wise not-understanding in exchange for defensiveness and scorn, since not-understanding is, after all, a way of… — Rainer Maria Rilke
I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one's self-respect. — Mahatma Gandhi
Anne laughed and sighed. She felt very old and mature and wise â€” which showed how young she was. — Lucy Maud Montgomery
But wise is the man who disdains no character, but with searching glance explores him to the root and cause of all. — Nikolai Gogol
Y'all smoke to enjoy it. I smoke to die. — John Green
I realize that they giggle and I actually laugh, that they show their cleavage and I have none to show, but just so you know,… — John Green
But Laila has decided that she will not be crippled by resentment. Mariam wouldnâ€™t want it that way. â€˜Whatâ€™s the sense?â€™ she would say with… — Khaled Hosseini
Is this what you have in mind,' I asked the Dalai Lama, 'when you say in teachings that the buddhas and bodhisattvas of the world… — Dalai Lama
But I believe I rather like superstitious people. They lend color to life. Wouldn't it be a rather drab world if everybody was wise and… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
He told me not to seek revenge, but to seek the Buddha,' said the fox spirit, sadly. 'Wise counsel,' said the fox of dreams. 'Vegeance… — Neil Gaiman
The practice of thrift is not outdated. We must discipline ourselves to live within our incomes even if it means going without or making do.… — Marvin J. Ashton
It is harrowing for me to try to teach 20-year-old students, who earnestly want to improve their writing. The best I can think to tell… — Barbara Kingsolver
To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man. — Aristotle

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