Wise Quotes

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We want to believe in the essential, unchanging goodness of people, in their power to resist external pressures, in their rational appraisal and then rejection… — Philip Zimbardo
When a person should be spoken with, and you don't speak with them, you lose them. When a person shouldn't be spoken with and you… — Confucius
I am rather inclined to silence, and whether that be wise or not, it is at least more unusual nowadays to find a man who… — Abraham Lincoln
Oh, I didn't think it wise to hide it. Might not be able to find it again," I say, cheerily. "It's sitting in plain view… — Libba Bray
That has not yet been put to the test. I got my fourth-degree black belt this winter. When I make martial arts noises, thousands flee… — Nora Roberts
You are wise as well as short." "I can also break bricks with my bare hands." "That's a handy skill if you ever find yourself… — Nora Roberts
A photograph never grows old. You and I change, people change all through the months and years but a photograph always remains the same. How… — Albert Einstein
When a wise man does not understand, he says: "I do not understand." The fool and the uncultured are ashamed of their ignorance. They remain… — Frank Herbert
The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice. — Karen Kingsbury
Everyone breathes in air, but it's a wise person who knows when to use that air to speak and when to exhale in silence. — Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
I am blind and limited. I would be a fool think myself wise. And so, not knowing what the universe means, I can only try… — Jim Butcher
And without further argument he unsheathed the sword and cleaved Miss Foxe's head from her neck. He knew what was supposed to happen. He knew… — Helen Oyeyemi
He is very imprudent, a dog; he never makes it his business to inquire whether you are in the right or the wrong, never asks… — Jerome K. Jerome
God bless our good and gracious King, Whose promise none relies on; Who never said a foolish thing, Nor ever did a wise one. — John Wilmot
He Who Knows And Knows That He Knows Is A Wise Man - Follow Him; He Who Knows Not And Knows Not That He Knows… — Confucius
There are people in this world who can wear whale masks and people who cannot, and the wise know to which group they belong. — Tom Robbins
A wise man travels to discover himself. — James Russell Lowell
If You Have A Lemon, Make A Lemonade That is what a great educator does. But the fool does the exact opposite. If he finds… — Dale Carnegie
Well isnâ€™t that one thing youâ€™re all the more wise for? Age has taught you something. It seems to me that you know the big… — Cecelia Ahern
America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and poor Americans are urged to hate themselves.... It is in fact… — Kurt Vonnegut

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