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Wise Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli
- A wise man will see to it that his acts always seem voluntary and not done by compulsion, however much he may be compelled by…
- Wise men say, and not without reason, that whosoever wished to foresee the future might consult the past.
- A wise prince will seek means by which his subjects will always and in every possible condition of things have need of his government, and…
- The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
- The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
- A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interests.
- The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and…
- the wise man should always follow the roads that have been trodden by the great, and imitate those who have most excelled, so that if…
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