Wise Quotes

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The wise are free from perplexities; the virtuous from anxiety; and the bold from fear. — Confucius
He who provides for this life, but takes no care for eternity, is wise for a moment, but a fool forever. — John Tillotson
A road-wise folkie with a bluesy soul reminiscent of early Michelle Shocked, Melissa Crabtree is an original storyteller and performer not to be missed. — Catie Curtis
Men are not intelligent when it comes to cheating, but they're wise enough to choose a woman who will put up with it. — Michael Baisden
A wise man should marry a virgin of a respectable family even if she is deformed. He should not marry one of a low-class family,… — Chanakya
Blumenthal goes straight to the heart in these poems. Gorgeously wrought, surprising, true, wise, elegiac, they leave me with a sense of having listened to… — Lynn Freed
Subtle and literate, The Dance of Intimacy is like a long, revealing conversation with a wise and compassionate friend. — Maggie Scarf
A wise fellow who is also worthless always charms the rabble. — Euripides
A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men. — Saadi
I'm learning how much I have to learn, how little I know, how fragile my understanding is. I'm learning to be thankful and patient; today… — Jon Foreman
When I am reading a book, whether wise or silly, it seems to me to be alive and talking to me. — Jonathan Swift
Because he is; that is, because he is an infinitely glorious, good, wise, holy, powerful, righteous, self-subsisting , self-sufficient , and all-sufficient being; the fountain… — John Owen
A wise man watches his faults more closely than his virtues; fools reverse the order. — Napoleon Hill
The malady of civilized man is his knowledge of death. The good artist, like the wise man, addresses himself to life and invests with his… — Gore Vidal
Wise people prefer to benefit from constructive criticism rather than be ruined by false praise — Shiv Khera
I was raised to believe that soldiers were strong and wise and brave and faithful; they didn't lie, cheat, steal or abandon their comrades. — Stanley A. McChrystal
Loving-kindness and compassion are the basis for wise, powerful, sometimes gentle, and sometimes fierce actions that can really make a difference - in our own… — Sharon Salzberg
It's so funny that people specify that year because in a way it was the biggest battle for me health wise. — Brady Anderson
It is not government's job to mandate responsibility on our behalf. We have the intelligence and good sense to make wise consumption choices for ourselves… — Michael Dean Crapo
Yes, God uses the uneducated to confound the wise. But that doesn't make ignorance a virtue. — Andy Stanley

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