Wise Quotes

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I went to a public high school that had a very small graduating class of 156 students. I lived a relatively normal childhood until I… — Jesse McCartney
Even in such a time of madness as the late twenties, a great many man in Wall Street remained quite sane. But they also remained… — John Kenneth Galbraith
Love's for fools wise enough to take a chance. — Amy Grant
Give more than is expected, love more than seems wise, serve more than seems necessary, and help more than is asked. — Cory Booker
Some people give theirselves a certain number of white weeks once in a year, when they do not drink a single drop of alcohol. It… — Henning Mankell
I hold that we have a very imperfect knowledge of the works of nature till we view them as works of God,â€” not only as… — James McCosh
Daniel Nahmod's music is addictive and contagious... and is equally comfortable addressing your spirituality, your co-dependence and anger, your hungry stomach or your loving heart.… — Mel White
Defy the crowd. The crowd isnâ€™t always wise. It can also lead you down a path of silliness, sub-optimal choices, and downright destruction. Enchantment is… — Guy Kawasaki
I endeavor to be wise when I cannot be merry, easy when I cannot be glad, content with what cannot be mended, and patient when… — Elizabeth Montagu
Animals feed themselves; men eat; but only wise men know the art of eating — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Hitting a shorter club to these greens means a great, great deal. Younger players are so much more capable length-wise. — Ben Crenshaw
I think that we reject the evidence that our world is changing because we are still, as that wonderfully wise biologist E. O. Wilson reminded… — James Lovelock
Do not use your energy except for a cause more noble than yourself. Such a cause cannot be found except in Almighty God Himself: to… — Ibn Hazm
Three things a wise man will not trust, The wind, the sunshine of an April day, And woman's plighted faith. — Robert Southey
The sot drinks, and is drunken: the coward drinks not, and shivers: the wise man, brave and free, drinks, and gives glory to the Most… — Aleister Crowley
Anyone can find fault. It is the wise person who finds that which encourages another in the turmoils and strifes of the day. — Edgar Cayce
In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn't read all the time - none, zero.… — Charlie Munger
No wise pilot, no matter how great his talent and experience, fails to use his checklist. — Charlie Munger
A wise person speaks carefully and with truth, for every word tht passes between one's teeth is meant for something. — Molefi Kete Asante
Gary Burnetts office is shelved with theological books, guitars fill the floor, and the drawers are crammed with CDs. In The Gospel According to the… — Steve Stockman

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