Wise Quotes

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A wise man had said that your Christian life is like a three-legged stool. The legs are doctrine, experience and practice, which is obedience; and… — J I Packer
Praise has different effects, according to the mind it meets with; it makes a wise man modest, but a fool more arrogant, turning his weak… — Owen Feltham
There isn't much that tastes better than praise from those who are wise and capable. — Selma LagerlÃ¶f
Mankind grows taller, older, and ever more wise; but seldom truly up. — Wes Fesler
It is never too late, no matter how old you get because anytime or any point in your life you can always have a chance… — George Eliot
Many years ago a very wise man named Bernard Baruch took me aside and put his arm around my shoulder. "Harpo my boy," he said,… — Harpo Marx
A wise one determines his own fate. — Janet Morris
The real fact of the matter is that nobody reads ads. People read what interests them, and sometimes it's an ad. — Howard Gossage
There are a lot of great technicians in advertising. And unfortunately they talk the best game. They know all the rules ... but there's one… — William Bernbach
People don't buy from clowns. — Claude C. Hopkins
A wise saying is something you keep picking up off the floor in front of your fridge — Robert Breault
Who is wise in love, love most, say least. — Alfred Lord Tennyson
A fool has more ideas than a wise man can foresee. — Joseph Conrad
The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself. — Washington Allston
It's always wise to raise questions about the most obvious and simple assumption — C. West Churchman
We ought to observe that practice which is the hardest of all-especially for young physicians-we ought to throw in no medicine at all-to abstain-to observe… — John Randolph of Roanoke
It is not in everyone's power to secure wealth, office, or honors; but everyone may be good, generous, and wise. — Luc de Clapiers
History admires the wise, but elevates the brave. — Edmund Morris
That prayer has great power which a person makes with all his might. It makes a sour heart sweet, a sad heart merry, a poor… — Mechthild of Magdeburg
No man is bound to be rich or great, - no, nor to be wise; but every man is bound to be honest. — Benjamin Rudyerd

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