Wise Quotes

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What should a wise person do when given a blow? Same as Cato when he was attacked; not fire up or revenge the insult., or… — Seneca the Younger
Who then is free? The wise man who can govern himself. — Horace
The wise man bridges the gap by laying out the path by means of which he can get from where he is to where he… — J. P. Morgan
I would have the studies elective. Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but by awakening a pure interest in knowledge. The wise instructor… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Knowledge is the treasure, but judgment is the treasurer of the one who is wise. — William Penn
A wise physician, skill'd our wounds to heal, is more than armies to the public weal. — Alexander Pope
Mistakes are the stepping stones to wisdom, we learn from trial & error, we become wise by understanding problems. — Leon Brown
The wise person questions himself, the fool others. — Henri Arnold Seyrig
Some folks as they grow older grow wise but most folks simply grow stubborner. — Josh Billings
Christianity is the only true and perfect religion; and... in proportion as mankind adopt its principles and obey its precepts, they will be wise and… — Benjamin Rush
The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future. — Herbert Spencer
The wise person understands that his own happiness must include the happiness of others. — Dennis Weaver
Wise people say nothing in dangerous times. — John Selden
If you want a wise answer, ask a reasonable question. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Wisdom is knowing when you can't be wise. — Muhammad Ali
A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Now, blessings light on him that first invented sleep!ÃŠ It covers a man all over, thoughts and all, like a cloak; it is meat for… — Miguel de Cervantes
Poverty makes you sad as well as wise. — Bertolt Brecht
But if you'll prosper, mark what I advise, Whom age, and long experience render wise. — Alexander Pope
How wise and how merciful is that provision of nature by which his earthly anchor is usually loosened by many little imperceptible tugs, until his… — Arthur Conan Doyle

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