Wise Quotes

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In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet. — Albert Schweitzer
Everything ends, and Everything matters. Everything matters not in spite of the end of you and all that you love, but because of it. Everything… — Ron Currie Jr.
I have since often observed, how incongruous and irrational the common temper of mankind is, especially of youth ... that they are not ashamed to… — Daniel Defoe
Holden Caulfield is the embodiment of what we mean by the phrase â€œyoung adultâ€ â€“ too young to be a grown-up, but too wise to… — David Levithan
Into the darkness they go, the wise and the lovely. — Edna St. Vincent Millay
The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and… — Niccolo Machiavelli
We spend precious hours fearing the inevitable. It would be wise to use that time adoring our families, cherishing our friends and living our lives. — Maya Angelou
Those who cannot tell what they desire or expect, still sigh and struggle with indefinite thoughts and vast wishes. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
What you fear most of all is â€”fear. Very wise... — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Trials are medicines which our gracious and wise Physician prescribes because we need them; and he proportions the frequency and weight of them to what… — Isaac Newton
As for omens, there is no such thing as an omen. Destiny does not send us heralds. She is too wise or too cruel for… — Oscar Wilde
A quality education has the power to transform societies in a single generation, provide children with the protection they need from the hazards of poverty,… — Audrey Hepburn
Don't do anything that you wouldn't feel comfortable reading about in the newspaper the next day. — Joel Osteen
Behold, the fool saith, "Put not all thine eggs in the one basket" - which is but a matter of saying, "Scatter your money and… — Mark Twain
He gave me the brochure. It was about the Hunters of Artemis. The front read, A WISE CHOICE FOR YOUR FUTURE! Inside were pictures of… — Rick Riordan
There are many other little refinements too, Mr. Bohlen. You'll see them all when you study the plans carefully. For example, there's a trick that… — Roald Dahl
The wise speak only of what they know — J.R.R. Tolkien
I tried always to do better: saw always a little further. I tried to stretch myself. — Audrey Hepburn
the only way in which a human being can make some approach to knowing the whole of a subject, is by hearing what can be… — John Stuart Mill
Before, you are wise; after, you are wise. In between you are otherwise — David Zindell

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