Wise Quotes

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If I ever acquire wisdom, I suppose I'll be wise enough to know what to do with it. — Lamar Trotti
All men have an equal right to the free development of their faculties; they have an equal right to the impartial protection of the state;… — Victor Cousin
No person is so grand or wise or perfect as to be the master of another person. Teacher, perhaps. Setter of good example, perhaps. Genius,… — Karl Hess
Give a drink of water as alms to the birds which go forth at morning, and deem that they have a better right than men… — Al-MaÊ¿arri
A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks. — Heinrich Heine
There is nothing by which men display their character so much as in what they consider ridiculous... Fools and sensible men are equally innocuous. It… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Was it a friend or foe that spread these lies; Nay, who but infants question in such wise, twas one of my most intimate enemies. — Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Make each day truly new, dressing it with the blessings of heaven, bathing it in wisdom and love and putting yourself under the protection of… — Paulo Coelho
Go where he will, the wise man is at home, His hearth the earth, his hall the azure dome. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Before beginning a Hunt, it is wise to ask someone what you are looking for before you begin looking for it. — A A Milne
Those who understand others are clever, those who understand themselves are wise. — Laozi
It can't possibly last for years and browsing has its limits. Only a certain amount is healthy or wise. — Judith Krantz
I can only express the hope that faith in the judicial system will never be diminished, and I am sure it will not, so long… — Lee Kuan Yew
Every Christian leader should have this engraved in his subconscious. No matter what you do, never take yourself too seriously God always chooses the foolish… — K.P. Yohannan
The ancient sages never put their teachings in a systematic form. They spoke in paradoxes, for they were afraid of uttering half-truths. They began by… — Okakura Kakuzo
These days people don't search for the Truth. People study simply in order to find knowledge necessary to make a living, raise families and look… — Ajahn Chah
No age is wanting in able men; it is the duty of wise masters to find them out, win them over, and get work done… — Aurangzeb
God cannot be referred to as 'good,' 'better,' or 'best' because He is above all things. If a man says that God is wise, the… — Andrew Davidson
There is a direct line that runs from our doctrine to our actions, from what is in our minds to what is in our words… — Tom Wells
We think a wise person is someone who solves problems. Truth is, a wise person is someone who avoids problems. — Prem Rawat

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