Wise Quotes

4345 quotes by 2190 authors

The happiness of those who want to be popular depends on others; the happiness of those who seek pleasure fluctuates with moods outside their control;… — Marcus Aurelius
If you want to make an ordinary man happy, or think that he is happy, give him money, power, flattery, gifts, honours. If you want… — Idries Shah
The value of the myth is that it takes all the things we know and restores to them the rich significance which has been hidden… — C.S. Lewis
I suspect the I.Q., SAT, and school grades are tests designed by nerds so they can get high scores in order to call each other… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Love is wise; hatred is foolish. In this world, which is getting more and more closely interconnected, we have to learn to tolerate each other,… — Bertrand Russell
Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy can't be wise. — Lin Yutang
A wise man once said that any human being is capable of infinite achievement, so long as itâ€™s not the work theyâ€™re supposed to be… — K.J. Parker
Keep it up, wise guy. I'm always going to be taller than you once you're lying unconscious on the ground. — Jim Butcher
[...] endless action and reaction. Those beautifully rounded pebbles which you gather on the sand and which you hold in your hand and marvel at… — Frederick Douglass
We need books...because we are all, in the private kingdoms of our hearts, desperate for the company of a wise, true friend. — Steve Almond
A wise man once said that all human activity is a form of play. And the highest form of play is the search for Truth,… — Arthur C. Clarke
The army slew a thousand and showed little pity The king ordered fealty from the conquered city The prince charmed its people with words wise… — Shannon Hale
Percy and Reyna occupied matching praeters' chairs on the dais, which made Percy self-conscious. It wasn't easy looking dignified wearing a bedsheet and a purple… — Rick Riordan
A wise man once told me that only by leaving someone good can you meet someone better. — Pittacus Lore
The wise man is he who knows when and how to stop — Victor Hugo
I would like to use this little flower as a metaphor. The five petals of the little forget-me-not flower prompt me to consider five things… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
If you ever find yourself in the wrong story, leave. — Mo Willems
I do this so you cannot help but hear. A wise man views a moonless night with fear. — Patrick Rothfuss
I've found it wise to enjoy any time of truce, while recognizing it for what it is. A truce. — Cinda Williams Chima
In very truth, a wise imagination, which is the presence of the spirit of God, is the best guide that man or woman can have;… — George MacDonald

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