Wise Quotes

4345 quotes by 2190 authors

Perfect love is rare indeed - for to be a lover will require that you continually have the subtlety of the very wise, the flexibility… — Leo Buscaglia
And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily… — Bible
Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may… — Bible
Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise. — Proverb
A wise man puts aside 10 percent of the money he gets - and 90 percent of the free advice. — Harry Karns
Good men and bad men differ radically. Bad men never appreciate kindness shown them, but wise men appreciate and are grateful. Wise men try to… — Buddha
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion — Chinese Proverbs
Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late. — Benjamin Franklin
The wise speak only of what they know, Grima son of Galmod. A witless worm have you become. Therefore be silent, and keep your forked… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Leadership is the wise use of power. Power is the capacity to translate intention into reality and sustain it. — Warren G Bennis
Who is like the wise man? Who knows the explanation of things? Wisdom brightens a man's face and changes its hard appearance — Bible
Who are we? Where do we come from? Why are we this way and not some other? What does it mean to be human? Are… — Dr Carl Sagan
The heart of the wise man lies quiet like limpid water. — Proverb
The wise understand by themselves; fools follow the reports of others — Tibetan Proverb
Great men are not always wise. -Job 32:9 — Bible
He is no wise man that will quit a certainty for an uncertainty — Samuel Johnson
As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether thy be wise… — Demosthenes
Wise teachers create an environment that encourages students to teach themselves — Leonard Roy Frank
Who reasons wisely is not therefore wise; His pride in reasoning, not in acting, lies — Alexander Pope
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages, may be preserved through quotations — Benjamin Disraeli

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