Wise Quotes

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The wise man will be as happy as circumstances permit, and if he finds the contemplation of the universe painful beyond a point, he will… — Bertrand Russell
What the wise do in the beginning, fools do in the end. — Warren Buffett
Many wise and true sermons are preached us everyday by unconscious ministers in street, school, office, or home; even a fair table may become a… — Louisa May Alcott
There are always choices in life. People are going to pull you in all directions. Where you end up is a direct result of how… — Colleen Coble
The wise man thinks about his troubles only when there is some purpose in doing so; at other times he thinks about other things, or,… — Bertrand Russell
Like a missing tooth, sometimes an absence is more noticeable than a presence. — Jodi Picoult
Sharp and mild, dull and keen, well known and strange, dirty and clean, where both the fool and wise are seen: All this am I,… — Friedrich Nietzsche
O prejudice, prejudice, prejudice, how many hast thou destroyed! Men who might have been wise have remained fools because they thought they were wise. Many… — Charles Spurgeon
We are all fools blessed with the knowledge that certain events will come to pass no matter what path we take to get there. The… — Alethea Kontis
What's your status?" she asked him. "Healthy, wealthy, and wise. What's yours?" "Ha. Mean, crafty, and rude. — Nora Roberts
Isn't it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back, everything is different... — C.S. Lewis
The wisest man I ever knew taught me something I never forgot. And although I never forgot it, I never quite memorized it either. So… — George Carlin
It was so rare to find someone who was both so young and so wise, both so fresh and so jaded. — Ally Carter
We lay on the ground and kissed. Perhaps you smile. That we only lay on the ground and kissed. You young people can lend your… — John Fowles
He loved her beyond all reason and didn't expect her to love him back. He was just waiting for her to wise up. — Patricia Briggs
When the wise man opens his mouth, the beauties of his soul present themselves to the view, like the statues in a temple. — Pythagoras
Georgian film is a completely unique phenomenon, vivid, philosophically inspiring, very wise, childlike. There is everything that can make me cry and I ought to… — Federico Fellini
When one tries to increase his knowledge by doing mental gymnastics over books without waiting upon God and looking to the guidance of the Holy… — Watchman Nee
Everything that goes around comes around, they say, and although I've never been able to figure out who the mysteriously wise sages known as "they"… — Stephen King
It won't be that simple though, will it?' She sounded wise beyond her years. 'Things are going to get worse before they get better, aren't… — Richelle Mead

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