Wise Quotes

4345 quotes by 2190 authors

Custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools — Thomas Fuller
Customs may not be as wise as laws, but they are always more popular — Benjamin Disraeli
Facts are ventriloquists dummies. Sitting on a wise man's knee they may be made to utter words of wisdom; elsewhere, they say nothing, or talk… — Aldous Huxley
History makes people wise. — Francis Bacon Sr
Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, but to weigh and consider . . . Histories make men wise. — Francis Bacon Sr
He who is humble is confident and wise. He who brags is insecure and lacking. — Lisa Edmondson
A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years — English Proverb
Journeys end in lovers' meeting; every wise man's son doth know — William Shakespeare
Four things support the world: the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the good, and the valor of the… — Muhammad
Someone once said that a fool can put on his coat better than a wise man can put it on for him. The implications of… — Thomas Sowell
"Let us unite them together in one supreme power which shall govern us all according to wise laws, protect us and defend all members of… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The people is a very heterogeneous and confused mass of the wealthy and the poor, the wise and the foolish, the good and the bad — Samuel Johnson
Picking true from false is a jewelers trade. Telling true from false is the craft of wise. — Mariana Fulger
Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach, for it is pleasing when you keep them… — Bible
"Tell me, what's Love?" said Youth, one day, To drooping Age, who crost his way, "It is a sunny hour of play, For which repentance… — Thomas More
You go out and perform every day, so you gotta take care of yourself, health-wise, as far as drinking enough water, getting enough sleep. Youre… — Ludacris
A properly kept silence is a beautiful thing; it is nothing less than the father of very wise thoughts — Diodicus
Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue — Bible
I think to outside of the box to be corny, to real to be fickle, grounded but to fly to meet a nigga in the… — Joe Budden
Reason is the wise man's guide, example the fool's — Welsh Proverb

Who Wrote These Wise Quotes

2,190 authors contributed a total of 4,345 Wise Quotes, led by these top contributors: