Wise Quotes

4345 Wise quotes by 2060 unique authors

I know I am but summer to your heart, And not the full four seasons of the year; And you must welcome from another part… — Edna St. Vincent Millay
And I saw that truly nothing happens by accident or luck, but everything by God's wise providence. If it seems to be accident or luck… — Julian of Norwich
As the water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it, so a wise man adapts himself to circumstances. — Confucius
My wife, my Mary, goes to her sleep the way you would close the door of a closet. So many times I have watched her… — John Steinbeck
We’re neither pure, nor wise, nor good; we do the best we know. — Voltaire
For to be wise and love exceeds man's might. — William Shakespeare
The universe shudders in horror that we have this infinitely valuable, infinitely deep, infinitely rich, infinitely wise, infinitely loving God, and instead of pursuing him… — Matt Chandler
Wise men don't need concrete answers. By definition, they need wisdom." ~ Geraki — Richelle Mead
The weak are dominated by their ego, the wise dominate their ego, and the intelligent are in a constant struggle against their ego. — Hamza Yusuf
Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise. — Kurt Vonnegut
They were beaten to start with. They were beaten when they took them from their farms and put them in the army. That is why… — Ernest Hemingway
The wise old fairy tales never were so silly as to say that the prince and the princess lived peacefully ever afterwards. The fairy tales… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
No, but I've never been one for wise ideas," he says. "I believe in irrational, fleeting decisions that keep life interesting. And life needs to… — Jessica Sorensen
A foolish man thinks he knows everything. A wise man knows he doesn't. — Amanda Hocking
Perhaps it is just as well to be rash and foolish for a while. If writers were too wise, perhaps no books would get written… — Zora Neale Hurston
God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound… — Madeleine L'Engle
Will people ever be wise enough to refuse to follow bad leaders or to take away the freedom of other people? — Eleanor Roosevelt
Look for the answer inside your question. — Unknown Author
Been having a fight with your blankets, Septimus?" A familiar voice echoed down the chimney. "Looks like you lost," the voice continued with a chuckle.… — Angie Sage
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes. — Hugh Downs
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin! — Horace
Whenever you fall, pick something up. — Oswald Avery
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet. — James Oppenheim
One should take good care not to grow too wise for so great a pleasure of life as laughter. — Joseph Addison
You can't be wise and in love at the same time. — Bob Dylan

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