Wise Quotes

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It's said that a wise person learns from his mistakes. A wiser one learns from others' mistakes. But the wisest person of all learns from… — John C. Maxwell
Someday you will know that the heart is not always as wise as it is strong. - Uncle Eddie — Ally Carter
Isn't Bunson's training evil geniuses?" "Yes, mostly." "Well, is that wise? Having a mess of seedling evil geniuses falling in love with you willy-nilly? What… — Gail Carriger
I was always an unusual girl. My mother told me I had a chameleon soul, no moral compass pointing due north, no fixed personality; just… — Lana Del Rey
If you wish to get rich, save what you get. A fool can earn money; but it takes a wise man to save and dispose… — Brigham Young
...he'll never lie - the man is far too wise. — Homer
Weâ€™ll continue our discussion later. Right now I intend to escort Miss Peyton to her room.â€ â€œThat is not a wise idea, in my opinion,â€… — Lisa Kleypas
In Buddhism, there is no place for using effort. Just be ordinary and nothing special. Eat your food, move your bowels, pass water and when… — Bruce Lee
Do the wise thing and the kind thing too, and make the best of us and not the worst. — Charles Dickens
A foolish man thinks he knows everything. A wise man knows he doesn't," Finn replied absently, still looking down at the book. "That's such a… — Amanda Hocking
I know I am but summer to your heart, And not the full four seasons of the year; And you must welcome from another part… — Edna St. Vincent Millay
And I saw that truly nothing happens by accident or luck, but everything by God's wise providence. If it seems to be accident or luck… — Julian of Norwich
As the water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it, so a wise man adapts himself to circumstances. — Confucius
My wife, my Mary, goes to her sleep the way you would close the door of a closet. So many times I have watched her… — John Steinbeck
Weâ€™re neither pure, nor wise, nor good; we do the best we know. — Voltaire
For to be wise and love exceeds man's might. — William Shakespeare
The universe shudders in horror that we have this infinitely valuable, infinitely deep, infinitely rich, infinitely wise, infinitely loving God, and instead of pursuing him… — Matt Chandler
Wise men don't need concrete answers. By definition, they need wisdom." ~ Geraki — Richelle Mead
The weak are dominated by their ego, the wise dominate their ego, and the intelligent are in a constant struggle against their ego. — Hamza Yusuf
Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise. — Kurt Vonnegut

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