Wise Quotes

4345 quotes by 2190 authors

The truth is, part of me is every age. I delight in being a child when itâ€™s appropriate to be a child. I delight in… — Morrie Schwartz
History no longer shall be a dull book. It shall walk incarnate in every just and wise man. You shall not tell me by language… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Better a life like a falling star, brief bright across the dark, than the long, long waiting of the immortals, loveless and cheerlessly wise. — Poul Anderson
I think you have a moral responsibility when you've been given far more than you need, to do wise things with it and give intelligently. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Tolkien can say that Aragorn became king and reigned for a hundred years, and he was wise and good. But Tolkien doesnâ€™t ask the question:… — George R. R. Martin
A wise traveller never despises his own country. — Carlo Goldoni
Those who would administer wisely must, indeed, be wise, for one of the serious obstacles to the improvement of our race is indiscriminate charity. — Andrew Carnegie
A fool can throw a stone in a pond that 100 wise men can not get out. — Saul Bellow
Before us lie two paths - honesty and dishonesty. The shortsighted embark on the dishonest path; the wise on the honest. For the wise know… — Napoleon Hill
For a bowl of water give a goodly meal; For a kindly greeting bow thou down with zeal; For a simple penny pay thou back… — Mahatma Gandhi
The printing presses of the state treasuries cranked out reams of paper currency- showing wise kinds and blissful martyrs- while bankers wept and peasants starved. — Alan Furst
To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland. — Democritus
Abundance of knowledge does not teach men to be wise. — Heraclitus
It is a wise man that does know the contented man is never poor, whilst the discontented man is never rich. — Frank Herbert
Wise people are in want of nothing, and yet need many things. On the other hand, nothing is needed by fools, for they do not… — Chrysippus
To keep on trying in spite of disappointment and failure is the only way to keep young and brave. Failures become victories if they make… — Helen Keller
I love eating it - grilled chicken, pasta, rice, and other foods that give me long term energy. Every once in a while, my sweet… — Derrick Rose
What wise God would consign a man to Hell for ignorance, instead of teaching him better in the afterlife? — Marion Zimmer Bradley
There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool. — Diogenes
Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them. — Diogenes

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