Wise Quotes

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The wise men of old have sent most of their morality down the stream of time in the light skiff of apothegm and epigram — Edwin P Whipple
The Chinese, who know more about wisdom than any other race, designate the wise by a combination of the ideographs for wind and lightning — Hermann Keyserling
It is neither wise nor brave to question God. It is the folly of a prideful heart — Don Williams Jr
There's not one wise man among twenty will praise himself. — William Shakespeare
A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted that riches, office, fortune and favor cannot satisfy him — Samuel Johnson
Who then is free? The wise who can command his passions, who fears not want, nor death, nor chains, firmly resisting his appetites and despising… — Horace
It is a right and duty of the wise ones to purify the strong by teaching them their duties and to strengthen the weak by… — Subrahmanya C Bharati
He is wise that is wise to himself. — Euripides
He alone is wise who can accommodate himself to all contingencies of life; but the fool contends, and struggles like a swimmer against the stream. — Proverb
'Tis the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not venture all his eggs in one basket. — Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra
A wise man writes down what he thinks, a stupid man forgets what he thinks, a complete idiot punishes himself for what he thinks. — Jason Zebehazy
If you realize you aren't so wise today as you thought you were yesterday, you're wiser today — Olin Miller
I need the heart of a brave man, the soul of a wise man, the protection of a CIA agent, the humor of a stand… — Humor
The wise are doubtful. — Plato
A wise man poor Is like a sacred book that's never read, - To himself he lives, and to all else seems dead — Thomas Dekker
If wise men were hairs the world would need a wig — Bible
The truly wise, Will only prize, Good manners, Sense and learning — Francois La Rochefoucauld
A wise man knows everything; a shrewd one, everybody. — George Norman Douglas
Every one is wise when the mischief is done. — Spanish Proverb
It's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them. — Paulo Coelho

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