Wise Quotes

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Realizing the doctrine of dependent-arising, the wise do not at all partake of extreme views — Gautama Buddha
A wise man never refuses anything to necessity. — Publilius Syrus
The wise man avoids evil by anticipating it. — Publilius Syrus
The wise man knows nothing if he cannot benefit from his wisdom. Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but also to be utilized. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Who is the wise man? He who sees what's going to be born. — Solomon
As solid rock remains unmoved by the wind, so the wise remain unmoved by blame and praise. — Gautama Buddha
A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck. — Sophocles
I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are… — Hesiod
There is nothing selfish about enjoying yourself. In fact, as wise people have long said and psychologists have since discovered, happiness makes people less self-focused… — Roger N. Walsh
No amount of reading or memorizing will make you successful in life. It is the understanding and application of wise thought which counts. — Bob Proctor
Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice. — Sophocles
Evil-doers who denounce the wise resemble a person who spits against the sky; the spittle will never reach the sky, but comes down on himself.… — Gautama Buddha
Few cross over the river. Most are stranded on this side. On the riverbank they run up and down. But the wise man, following the… — Gautama Buddha
If the traveller can find A virtuous and wise companion Let him go with him joyfully And overcome the dangers of the way. But if… — Gautama Buddha
Look upon him who shows you your faults as a revealer of treasure: seek his company who checks and chides you, the sage who is… — Gautama Buddha
When people in a democracy are not educated in the art of living -- to strengthen their conscience, compassion, and ability to question and think… — Paul K. Chappell
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading: Henny Youngman. He was a wise man who invented beer — Plato
Herein is the evil of ignorance, that he who is neither good nor wise is nevertheless satisfied with himself: he had no desire for that… — Plato
It is better to be wise, and not to seem so, than to seem wise, and not be so; yet men, for the most part,… — Plato
Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand. — Plato
I loved. I lost. So I learned to love what is never lost. Then even what I loved that can be lost was through what… — Yasmin Mogahed
To fear death, my friends, is only to think ourselves wise, without being wise: for it is to think that we know what we do… — Socrates
To fear death is nothing other than to think oneself wise when one is not. For it is to think one knows what one does… — Socrates
Mob rule and emasculation of the wise' and 'who will watch the guardians'? — Plato
Joy comes not through possession or ownership but through a wise and loving heart. — Gautama Buddha

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