Wise Quotes

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If the infinite had not desired man to be wise, he would not have bestowed upon him the faculty of knowing. — Manly Hall
Thou art as wise as thou art beautiful — William Shakespeare
The thing that impressed me then as now about New Yorkâ€¦ was the sharp, and at the same time immense, contrast it showed between the… — Theodore Dreiser
Writers are such phonies: they sometimes have wise insights but they don't live by them at all. That's what writers are like...you think they know… — Anne Sexton
Father sat down on the edge of the narrow bed. "Corrie," he began gently, "when you and I go to Amsterdam-when do I give you… — Corrie Ten Boom
How do people choose their final words? Do they realize their gravity? Are they fated to be wise? — Mitch Albom
Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal… — J.R.R. Tolkien
They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death. — Anton Chekhov
Where we are from... [s]tories are factual. If a farmer is declared a music virtuoso by the state, everyone had better start calling him maestro.… — Adam Johnson
You think it - wise - to trust Hagrid with something as important as this?" "I would trust Hagrid with my life," said Dumbledore. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world — Democritus
A little too abstract, a little too wise, It is time for us to kiss the earth again, It is time to let the leaves… — Robinson Jeffers
When a youth was giving himself airs in the Theatre and saying, 'I am wise, for I have conversed with many wise men,' Epictetus replied,… — Epictetus
A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace. — Confucius
Heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there; be lowly wise. Think only what concerns thee and thy being; Dream not of… — John Milton
In his face there came to be a brooding peace that is seen most often in the faces of the very sorrowful or the very… — Carson McCullers
In any case, the most lively young people become the best old people, not those who pretend to be as wise as grandfathers while they… — Hermann Hesse
Can we try to be wise with each other for a very long time? — Rachel Cohn
He comes to us as One unknown, without a name, as of old, by the lakeside, He came to those men who knew Him not.… — Albert Schweitzer
We should know what our convictions are, and stand for them. Upon one's own philosophy, conscious or unconscious, depends one's ultimate interpretation of facts. Therefore… — Carl Jung

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