Wise Quotes

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No man is wise enough by himself. — Plautus
A very wise old teacher once said: I consider a day's teaching wasted if we do not all have one hearty laugh. — Gilbert Highet
The wise teacher knows that 55 minutes of work plus 5 minutes laughter are worth twice as much as 60 minutes of unvaried work. — Gilbert Highet
If forty million people say a foolish thing it does not become a wise one. — W. Somerset Maugham
Union of the weakest develops strength not wisdom. Can all men, together, avenge one of the leaves that have fallen in autumn? But the wise… — Wallace Stevens
Any fool can carry on, but a wise man knows how to shorten sail in time. — Joseph Conrad
Make men wise, and by that very operation you make them free. Civil liberty follows as a consequence of this; no usurped power can stand… — William Godwin
The wise stand out because they see themselves as part of the Whole. They shine because they don't want to impress. They achieve great things… — Laozi
Affliction comes to us all, not to make us sad, but sober; not to make us sorry, but to make us wise; not to make… — Henry Ward Beecher
Every evil is some good spelt backwards, and in it the wise know how to read Wisdom. — Coventry Patmore
If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for… — John F. Kennedy
You must not say that this cannot be, or that that is contrary to nature. You do not know what Nature is, or what she… — Charles Kingsley
I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide. — Harper Lee
The love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign. — Tacitus
We think of our land and water and human resources not as static and sterile possessions but as life giving assets to be directed by… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
When the human being sings he lends expression to the great wise ways in which the world was made. — Rudolf Steiner
Wise people are foolish if they cannot adapt to foolish people. — Michel de Montaigne
With regard to electric vehicles, I am all for them because most of the incremental electricity needed to run those vehicles will come from gas-fired… — Aubrey McClendon
My parents called me their wise little baby. I was mature when I was 4 or 5. My brother and sister were older, so I… — Annabeth Gish
In the 1970s, New York City avoided bankruptcy because wise political leaders like Gov. Hugh L. Carey believed both in strong labor unions and robust… — Felix Rohatyn
A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry… — Thomas Jefferson
Working on my knowledge and education and learning how to become a more talented and wise person make me feel more sexy. — Natassia Malthe
Growing up as a dancer, the stage is really where I love to be performance wise. — Jacob Artist
The best counsel for us to give young people is that they can arrive back to Heavenly Father only as they are guided and corrected… — Henry B. Eyring
One sees more and more people who are miserable and demented and you feel it would be both kind and wise to leave them a… — Deborah Moggach

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