Wise Quotes

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This is one of the results of that adventurous spirit which is now stalking forth and raging for its own innovations. We have not only… — Isaac D'Israeli
Statistics may be defined as "a body of methods for making wise decisions in the face of uncertainty. — W. Allen Wallis
Whatever you do in your life, try to become a kind, and wise human being. — Nawang Khechog
When "Why not do it?" barely outweighs "Why do it?" â€” don't do it. — Mignon McLaughlin
Gnomic wisdom, however, is notoriously polychrome, and proverbs depend for their truth entirely on the occasion they are applied to. Almost every wise saying has… — George Santayana
I have myself a poetical enthusiasm for pigs, and the paradise of my fancy is one where pigs have wings. But it is only men,… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Coffee renders many foolish people temporarily capable of wise actions — Baron de Montesquieu
The opposition is indispensable. A good statesman, like any other sensible human being, always learns more from his opponents than from his fervent supporters. For… — Walter Lippmann
People always fancy that we must become old to become wise; but, in truth, as years advance, it is hard to keep ourselves as wise… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
If you wish a wise answer, you must put a rational question. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The wise man lives as long as he ought, not so long as he can. — Michel de Montaigne
I do know of these That therefore only are reputed wise For saying nothing. — William Shakespeare
Fashion, n. A despot whom the wise ridicule and obey. — Ambrose Bierce
Society is a more level surface than we imagine. Wise men or absolute fools are hard to be met with, as there are few giants… — William Hazlitt
God Almighty never created a man half as wise as he looks. — Thomas Carlyle
We were wise indeed, could we discern truly the signs of our own time; and by knowledge of its wants and advantages, wisely adjust our… — Thomas Carlyle
It is natural for men to want power. But to seek power actively takes a temperament baffling to both the simple and the wise. The… — Gore Vidal
We must first pray, that God would make us wise; before we can wish, he would make us happy. — Joseph Hall
He that is rich is wise. — Daniel Defoe
We deny that it is fun to be saving. It is fun to be prodigal. Go to the butterfly, thou parsimonious sluggard; consider her ways… — Franklin P. Adams

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