Wise Quotes

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The example of changing a constitution by assembling the wise men of the state, instead of assembling armies, will be worth as much to the… — Thomas Jefferson
It is too probable that no plan we propose will be adopted. Perhaps another dreadful conflict is to be sustained. If, to please the people,… — George Washington
Honest statesmanship is the wise employment of individual meanness for the public good. — Abraham Lincoln
A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart. — Confucius
A wise man does not waste so good a commodity as lying for naught. — Mark Twain
A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself. — Jean de la Bruyere
Politics is a place of humble hopes and strangely modest requirements, where all are good who are not criminal and all are wise who are… — Frank Moore Colby
Wise politicians will be cautious about fettering the government with restrictions that cannot be observed, because they know that every break of the fundamental laws,… — Alexander Hamilton
The wise man... if he would live at peace with others, he will bear and forbear. — Samuel Smiles
Yes, if the life and death of Socrates are those of a wise man, the life and death of Jesus are those of a god. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Nor has his death the world deceiv'd than his wondrous life surprise d; if he like a madman liv'd least he like a wise one… — Miguel de Cervantes
A wise woman never yields by appointment. It should always be an unforeseen happiness. — Stendhal
Ask Anthony Hopkins how he makes his characters come to life and he just shrugs. I don't know. If I knew, I wouldn't be able… — Larry Eisenberg
My writing just kind of exists out there in the air-it's all sort of intended as spoken, or sung, word. So, to commit them to… — Ani DiFranco
For me, a song doesn't really take flight until it has a lyric on it. ...Without a lyric that I'm happy with, it could be… — Ben Gibbard
We are really in a rut with the three-minute song. You know where it's going to go. If you're trying to get your message across… — Jimmy Webb
Songwriters might write cynical, world-wise lyrics and constantly talk about money, but most of us are downright naive when it comes to business. — Willie Nelson
To be a Jew is to be strong with a strength that has outlived persecutions. It is to be wise against ignorance, honest against piracy,… — Phyllis Bottome
Deign on the passing world to turn thine eyes, And pause a while from learning to be wise. There mark what ills the scholar's life… — Samuel Johnson
Let there be no doubt. Alien technology harvested from the infamous saucer crash in Roswell, N.Mex., in July 1947 led directly to the development of… — Philip J. Corso
History has tried hard to teach us that we can't have good government under politicians. Now, to go and stick one at the very head… — Mark Twain
If it be asked, Why does God not bestow the same or equal blessing upon all people? we can only answer, that has not been… — Loraine Boettner
If we are going to be wise, spiritual people prepared to meet the crises of our age, we must be a studying, learning community that… — J.P. Moreland
We are, every one of us, like a wise guru in charge of a mental patient. — Unknown Author
Avoiding the appearance of queenly behavior is politically wise. But it does American culture no favors if a first lady tries so hard to be… — Robin Givhan

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