Wise Quotes

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Quit smoking, and observe posted speed limits. This will improve your odds of getting old enough to be wise. — Barbara Kingsolver
Affliction comes to the believer not to make him sad, but sober; not to make him sorry, but wise. Even as the plow enriches the… — Henry Ward Beecher
Ninety percent of all millionaires become so through owning real estate. More money has been made in real estate than in all industrial investments combined.… — Andrew Carnegie
A single woman should only marry a man she can follow: Ladies if you are single, be very, very careful who you date and marry.… — Mark Driscoll
Time itself is an individual gift. It is wise to cherish it carefully and give it away generously. — Maya Angelou
One of the essential tasks for living a wise life is letting go. Letting go is the path to freedom. It is only by letting… — Jack Kornfield
Do your homework or hire wise experts to help you. Never jump into a business you have no idea about. — John Templeton
A good writer is an expert on nothing except himself. And on that subject, if he is wise, he holds his tongue. — John le Carre
If you are wise, be wise; keep what goods the gods provide you. — Plautus
Personal Vision is often the catalyst for wise decisions. — Andy Stanley
God is too good to be unkind and He is too wise to be mistaken. And when we cannot trace His hand, we must trust… — Charles Spurgeon
Everyone can recognize history when it happens. Everyone can recognize history after is has happened; but only the wise man knows at the moment what… — Winston Churchill
The unexpectedness of life, waiting round every corner, catches even wise women unawares (...) To avoid corners altogether is, after all, to refuse to live. — Freya Stark
The wind in ones face makes one wise. — George Herbert
I'll go gentle on him, ... I promise not to rough him up too much. I just think him saying stuff like that is just… — Ricky Hatton
No wise man will go to live in the country, unless he has something to do which can be better done in the country. For… — Samuel Johnson
Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly cynics. — Stephen Colbert
It is said that a wise man rules over the stars, but this does not mean that he rules over the influences which come from… — Paracelsus
I am learning. I'm a slow learner. I repeat myself three times, relationship wise. — Sheryl Crow
Who is omnipotent or wise enough to decide each new standard of good taste? Or sensitivity? — Cary Grant

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