Wise Quotes

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What a recovery of the wisdom of the Mother brings to all of us is the knowledge of inseparable connection with the entire creation and… — Andrew Harvey
Who is Silvia What is she, That all our swains commend her Holy, fair, and wise is she. — William Shakespeare
He who is virtuous is wise; and he who is wise is good; and he who is good is happy. — Boethius
Everyone needs a spiritual guide: a minister, rabbi, counselor, wise friend, or therapist. My own wise friend is my dog. — Gary A. Kowalski
Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man's tools. He uses them only when he has no choice. — Laozi
Wine has been to me a firm friend and a wise counselor. — Duff Cooper
Were anyone wondering how Sen. Harry Reid intended to manage life in the minority, it took one day of the 114th Congress to get the… — Kimberley Strassel
Our defense is not in our armaments, nor in science, nor in going underground. Our defense is in law and order. — Albert Einstein
It's a wise man who profits by his own experience, but it's a good deal wiser one who lets the rattlesnake bite the other fellow. — Josh Billings
Were we faultless, we would not derive such satisfaction from remarking the faults of others. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
It is true that wealth won't make a man virtuous, but I notice there ain't anybody who wants to be poor just for the purpose… — Josh Billings
Time is the least thing we have. — Ernest Hemingway
What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul I suppose this depends somewhat upon the size… — Josh Billings
It is the habit of mediocre minds to condemn all that is beyond their grasp. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
We must not return to the practice of hiding our defects so they may not be seen. That would be neither honest nor revolutionary. — Che Guevara
When you strike at a king, you must kill him. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
It needs a good deal of philosophy not to be mortified by the thought of persons who have voluntarily abandoned everything that for the most… — W. Somerset Maugham
The poor look for jobs while the rich build networks — Robert Kiyosaki
If you're to succeed at any endeavor, the first and most important person you must convince is yourself. Success comes not from merely a belief… — Ralph Marston
The only certain means of success is to render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what the task may be.… — Og Mandino

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