Wise Quotes

4345 Wise quotes by 2060 unique authors

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… — Niccolo Machiavelli
We spend precious hours fearing the inevitable. It would be wise to use that time adoring our families, cherishing our friends and living our lives. — Maya Angelou
Those who cannot tell what they desire or expect, still sigh and struggle with indefinite thoughts and vast wishes. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
What you fear most of all is —fear. Very wise... — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Trials are medicines which our gracious and wise Physician prescribes because we need them; and he proportions the frequency and weight of them to what… — Isaac Newton
As for omens, there is no such thing as an omen. Destiny does not send us heralds. She is too wise or too cruel for… — Oscar Wilde
A quality education has the power to transform societies in a single generation, provide children with the protection they need from the hazards of poverty,… — Audrey Hepburn
Don't do anything that you wouldn't feel comfortable reading about in the newspaper the next day. — Joel Osteen
Behold, the fool saith, "Put not all thine eggs in the one basket" - which is but a matter of saying, "Scatter your money and… — Mark Twain
He gave me the brochure. It was about the Hunters of Artemis. The front read, A WISE CHOICE FOR YOUR FUTURE! Inside were pictures of… — Rick Riordan
There are many other little refinements too, Mr. Bohlen. You'll see them all when you study the plans carefully. For example, there's a trick that… — Roald Dahl
The wise speak only of what they know — J.R.R. Tolkien
I tried always to do better: saw always a little further. I tried to stretch myself. — Audrey Hepburn
the only way in which a human being can make some approach to knowing the whole of a subject, is by hearing what can be… — John Stuart Mill
Before, you are wise; after, you are wise. In between you are otherwise — David Zindell
When you listen and read one thinker, you become a clone… two thinkers, you become confused… ten thinkers, you’ll begin developing your own voice… two… — Timothy Keller
All I have is all I need and all I need is all I have in this moment. — Byron Katie
Halt," said the elegant diplomat, "when you asked me to marry you, did you think we could just sneak off to a glade in the… — John Flanagan
Dolgan: ’Tis a wise thing to know what is wanted, and wiser still to know when ‘tis achieved. Rhuagh: True. And still wiser to know… — Raymond E. Feist
Many's the man/ who thought himself wise/ but what he needed/ he did not know... — Richard Wagner
Death is the only wise advisor that we have. Whenever you feel, as you always do, that everything is going wrong and you're about to… — Carlos Castaneda
You are incredibly wise. (Kat) Only when it comes to other people. It’s easy to see how to fix their lives. It’s much harder to… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Even if we could grow our way out of the crisis and delay the inevitable and painful reconciliation of virtual and real wealth, there is… — Herman E. Daly
A queen is wise. She has earned her serenity, not having had it bestowed on her but having passer her tests. She has suffered and… — Marianne Williamson
Wise men say nothing in dangerous times — Aesop

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