Wise Quotes

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There is nothing more beautiful in the world than a healthy wise old man — Lyn Yutang
Beauty has often overpowered the resolutions of the firm, and the reasonings of the wise, roused the old to sensibility, and subdued the rigorous to… — Samuel Johnson
Stupid people always think they are right. Wise people listen to advice. — Proverb
Water is the only drink for a wise man. — Henry David Thoreau
Thou god of our idolatry, the press. . . . Thou fountain, at which drink the good and wise; Thou ever-bubbling spring of endless lies;… — William Cowper
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. — Bible
Good friends are like stars.... You don't always see them, but you know they are always there — Confucius
Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope: That say, Let him make speed,… — Bible
He who knows others is learned; he who knows himself is wise. — Lao Tzu
Ask a woman's advice, and whatever she advises, Do the very reverse and you're sure to be wise. — Thomas More
Perfect love is rare indeed - for to be a lover will require that you continually have the subtlety of the very wise, the flexibility… — Leo Buscaglia
And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily… — Bible
Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may… — Bible
Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise. — Proverb
A wise man puts aside 10 percent of the money he gets - and 90 percent of the free advice. — Unknown Author
Good men and bad men differ radically. Bad men never appreciate kindness shown them, but wise men appreciate and are grateful. Wise men try to… — Buddha
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion — Chinese Proverbs
Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late. — Benjamin Franklin
The wise speak only of what they know, Grima son of Galmod. A witless worm have you become. Therefore be silent, and keep your forked… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Leadership is the wise use of power. Power is the capacity to translate intention into reality and sustain it. — Warren G. Bennis
Who is like the wise man? Who knows the explanation of things? Wisdom brightens a man's face and changes its hard appearance — Bible
Who are we? Where do we come from? Why are we this way and not some other? What does it mean to be human? Are… — Dr Carl Sagan
The heart of the wise man lies quiet like limpid water. — Proverb
The wise understand by themselves; fools follow the reports of others — Tibetan Proverb
Great men are not always wise. -Job 32:9 — Bible

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