Wise Quotes

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Letting go does not mean not caring about things. It means caring about them in a flexible and wise way. — Jack Kornfield
It is written, 'Be wise as serpents and innocent as doves' (Mt. 10:16). Being like serpents means not ignoring the attacks and wiles of the… — Syncletica of Alexandria
To succeed in the world we must look foolish but be wise. — Baron de Montesquieu
I'd rather be funny than wise. — Dennis Miller
Being satisfied with little, you can gain much. Seeking much you will go astray. The wise heeds this precept. If it could be so with… — Laozi
The wise trusts not only to his physical eyes - thus he can see clearly. — Laozi
The wise does not think that only he is right -thus he knows the truth. — Laozi
The wise cares about everyone, and he becomes an example to all. — Laozi
This-this was what made life: a moment of quiet, the water falling in the fountain, the girl's voice. . . a moment of captured beauty.… — Louis L'Amour
Throughout evolutionary history, anxiety and fear have helped every species to be wary and to survive. Fear can signal us to act, or, alternatively, to… — Harriet Lerner
Let none count themselves wise who have not with the nerves of their imagination felt the pain of the vivisected. — John Cowper Powys
He who has no mind to trade with the Devil should be so wise as to keep from his shop. — Robert South
Time cannot be recycled. When a moment has gone, it is really gone. Wise time management is really wise management of ourselves. — Spencer W. Kimball
Think before you speak. Read before you think. This will give you something to think about that you didn't make up yourself - a wise… — Fran Lebowitz
Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision. — Tecumseh
I became a Republican when a very wise young lady asked me how I could remain a Democrat when I didn't agree with what they… — Jesse Helms
You could think of mindfulness as wise and affectionate attention. — Jon Kabat-Zinn
The truth is that you are innately good, wise, and powerful. You were created in and for good. — Deborah
O wise humanity, terribly wise humanity! How inscrutable is the civilization where men toil and work and worry their hair gray to get a living… — Lin Yutang
It's not given to human beings to have such talent that they can just know everything about everything all the time. But it is given… — Charlie Munger

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