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We rejoice in the joys of our friends as much as we do our own, and we are equally grieved at their sorrows. Wherefore the… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Your giving is sacred and therefore should be kept secret. It is wise to give quietly with no strings attached. — Catherine Ponder
Let no person think lightly of good, saying in his or her heart, "it will not benefit me." As by the falling of raindrops a… — Gautama Buddha
Most of the things I do brand wise are both missionary and mercenary in their position, and that's really important to me; that's one of… — Mike Rowe
Grace! It's Christmas for goodness sake! Think about the baby Jesus. Up in that tower letting his hair down, so that the three wise men… — Karen Walker
If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man. — William Makepeace Thackeray
The wise are unaffected either by death or life. These are but faces of the same coin. — Mahatma Gandhi
A wise God shrouds the future in obscure darkness. — Horace
Now this relaxation of the mind from work consists on playful words or deeds. Therefore it becomes a wise and virtuous man to have recourse… — Thomas Aquinas
The wise are always impatient, for he that increases knowledge increases impatience of folly. — Baltasar Gracian
As long as she is wise and good, a girl has sufficient dowry. — Plautus
To know is not to be wise. To know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. — Charles Spurgeon
The fathers who contrived and passed the Consititution were wise in their generation; as time passes, we come more and more to realize their powers… — Learned Hand
How wise are thy commandments, Lord. Each of them applies to somebody I know. — Sam Levenson
Genial manners are good, and power of accommodation to any circumstance, but the high prize of life, the crowning fortune of a man is to… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Suppose that men kill thee, cut thee in pieces, curse thee, what can these things do to prevent thy mind from remaining pure, wise, sober,… — Marcus Aurelius
The argument of Alcidamas: Everyone honours the wise. Thus the Parians have honoured Archilochus, in spite of his bitter tongue; the Chians Homer, though he… — Aristotle
Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won't leave you where you were. — Timothy Keller
You want to run out in front, prepare to be tripped from behind. — Albie Sachs
Philostratus, in his Life of Apollonius Tyaneus represents the latter as informing King Phraotes that "the Oneiropolists, or Interpreters of Visions, are wont never to… — Anna Kingsford

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