Wise Quotes

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Every time a message seems to grab us, and we think, 'I just might try it,' we are at the nexus of choice and persuasion… — Andrew Hacker
A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears. — Confucius
Although God is all powerful, He is unable to give more; though supremely wise, He knows not how to give more; though vastly rich, He… — Saint Augustine
Man can learn self-discipline without becoming ascetic; he can be wise without waiting to be old; he can be influential without waiting for status. Man… — Neal A. Maxwell
The Wise Man believes profoundly in silence - the sign of a perfect equilibrium. Silence is the absolute poise or balance of body, mind and… — Charles Alexander Eastman
Once we see that everything is impermanent and ungraspable and that we create a huge amount of suffering if we are attached to things staying… — Jack Kornfield
Let us be poised, wise and our own today. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Security isn't what the wise person looks for - it's opportunity. — Earl Nightingale
Fools are more healthy then the so-called wise. Thy live in the moment and they know that thy are fools, so thy are not worried… — Rajneesh
The problem with the wise is they are so filled with doubts while the dull are so certain. — Bertrand Russell
The wise man knows the only fitting price for his soul is a place in Paradise. — Ibn Hazm
We live in succession, in division, in parts, in particles. Meantime within man is the soul of the whole; the wise silence; the universal beauty,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ageing destroys youth, sickness destroys health, degeneration of life destroys all excellent qualities and death destroys life. Even if you are a great runner, you… — Dalai Lama
Happiness itself is sufficient excuse. Beautiful things are right and true; so beautiful actions are those pleasing to the gods. Wise men have an inward… — Aristotle
We cannot advance without new experiments in living, but no wise man tries every day what he has proved wrong the day before. — James Truslow Adams
Turn on the prudent ant thy heedful eyes. Observe her labors, sluggard, and be wise. — Samuel Johnson
Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools. — John Tillotson
A wise man does not trust all his eggs to one basket. — Miguel de Cervantes
Men by their constitutions are naturally divided into two parties: 1. Those who fear and distrust the people, and wish to draw all powers from… — Thomas Jefferson
When, however, one reads of a witch being ducked, of a woman possessed by devils, of a wise woman selling herbs, or even a very… — Virginia Woolf

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