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Wise Quotes by Louisa May Alcott
- For the wise old man was universally beloved, and ministered so beautifully to his flock that many of them thanked him all their lives for…
- My father taught in the wise way which unfolds what lies in the child
- You have grown abominably lazy, and you like gossip, and waste time on frivolous things, you are contented to be petted and admired by silly…
- She began to see that character is a better possession than money, rank, intellect, or beauty, and to feel that if greatness is what a…
- I don't pretend to be wise, but I am observing, and I see a great deal more than you'd imagine. I'm interested in other people's…
- …to the inspiration of necessity, we owe half the wise, beautiful, and useful blessings of the world.
- Wealth is certainly a most desirable thing, but poverty has its sunny side, and one of the sweet uses of adversity is the genuine satisfaction…
- Many wise and true sermons are preached us everyday by unconscious ministers in street, school, office, or home; even a fair table may become a…
More Wise Quotes
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain. — Aristotle
- The gods too are fond of a joke. — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner… — Aristotle
- A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions. — Arthur Ashe
- Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. — Isaac Asimov
- Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge,… — Isaac Asimov
- I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of… — Saint Augustine
- It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. — Marcus Aurelius
- To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution. — Marcus Aurelius
- It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final. — Roger Babson