Wise Quotes

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They were beaten to start with. They were beaten when they took them from their farms and put them in the army. That is why… — Ernest Hemingway
The wise old fairy tales never were so silly as to say that the prince and the princess lived peacefully ever afterwards. The fairy tales… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
No, but I've never been one for wise ideas," he says. "I believe in irrational, fleeting decisions that keep life interesting. And life needs to… — Jessica Sorensen
A foolish man thinks he knows everything. A wise man knows he doesn't. — Amanda Hocking
Perhaps it is just as well to be rash and foolish for a while. If writers were too wise, perhaps no books would get written… — Zora Neale Hurston
God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound… — Madeleine L'Engle
Will people ever be wise enough to refuse to follow bad leaders or to take away the freedom of other people? — Eleanor Roosevelt
Look for the answer inside your question. — Unknown Author
Been having a fight with your blankets, Septimus?" A familiar voice echoed down the chimney. "Looks like you lost," the voice continued with a chuckle.… — Angie Sage
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes. — Hugh Downs
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin! — Horace
Whenever you fall, pick something up. — Oswald Avery
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet. — James Oppenheim
One should take good care not to grow too wise for so great a pleasure of life as laughter. — Joseph Addison
You can't be wise and in love at the same time. — Bob Dylan
The Bible is to us what the star was to the wise men; but if we spend all our time in gazing upon it, observing… — Thomas Adams
Very high, very grand, and very wise is the ocean of God, the Water of Life. You went after the form and were lead astray.… — Unknown Author
A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can. — Michel de Montaigne
The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but for the deliverance from fear. It is the storm within… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Love one another and you will be happy. It's as simple and as difficult as that — Michael Leunig

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