Wise Quotes

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Cats always seem so very wise, when staring with their half-closed eyes. Can they be thinking, I'll be nice, and maybe she will feed me… — Bette Midler
The gods never let us love and be wise at the same time. — Publilius Syrus
The experienced, wise, energetic, intelligent individual functioning in a loose coalition with others in a wide network is far more effective than he is in… — John C. Lilly
For deeds to die, however nobly done, And thoughts of men to as themselves decay, But wise words taught in numbers for to run, Recorded… — Edmund Spenser
Note to the wise: whenever someone insists that he wants to buy something from you, but tells you there's no real value in it yet,… — Michael A. Stackpole
Fools and wise men are equally harmless. It is the half-fools and half-wise that are dangerous. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I am quite ready to acknowledge . . . that I ought to be grieved at death, if I were not persuaded that I am… — Socrates
God's designs regarding you, and His methods of bringing about these designs, are infinitely wise. — Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
That has been my personal relationship with God-a connection with the powerful, loving, wise energy in all of us, in all creation. It is the… — Shakti Gawain
None But such as are good men can give good things, And that which is not good, is not delicious To a well-govern'd and wise… — John Milton
For the wise man delights in establishing his merit, the brave man likes to show his courage in action, the covetous man is quick at… — Sun Tzu
It is said that God gave us memory so we could have roses in winter. But it is also true that without memory we could… — George Will
He's the one guy I can credit for making me think about marriage in a whole new light, because every guy I've had in my… — Christina Aguilera
The wise leader settles for good work and then lets others have the floor. — Laozi
When the accumulation of wealth is no longer of high social importance, there will be great changes in the code of morals. — John Maynard Keynes
The love of money as a possession...will be recognised for what it is, a somewhat disgusting morbidity. — John Maynard Keynes
Conservatism leads nowhere; it satisfies no ideal. — John Maynard Keynes
If farming were to be organised like the stock market, a farmer would sell his farm in the morning when it was raining, only to… — John Maynard Keynes
Neurosis is just a high-class word for whining. — Albert Ellis
The trouble with most therapy is that it helps you feel better. But you don't get better. You have to back it up with action,… — Albert Ellis

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