Wise Quotes

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And, in addition to all the miseries, the young are not wise. They have very little understanding about life. Who wants to live every day… — Morrie Schwartz
The stars awaken a certain reverence, because though always present, they are inaccessible; but all natural objects make a kindred impression, when the mind is… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Not one man in five cycles, who is wise, will expect appreciative recognition from his fellows, or any one of them. — Herman Melville
Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety. — Moliere
One great difference between a wise man and a fool is, the former only wishes for what he may possibly obtain; the latter desires impossibilities. — Democritus
To be wise use three languages: think well, feel well and do well. And to be wise allow yourselves to be surprised by the love… — Pope Francis
Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue. — Saint Francis de Sales
The reactionary suicide is ‘wise,’ and the revolutionary suicide is a ‘fool,’ a fool for the revolution in the way Paul meant when he spoke… — Huey Newton
Let it not, therefore, be said that the Sovereign is not subject to the laws of his State; since the contrary is a true proposition… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
No one survives in times of war unless they make war their home. How did I get so old and wise, but for welcoming war… — Gregory Maguire
Letting go does not mean not caring about things. It means caring about them in a flexible and wise way. — Jack Kornfield
It is written, 'Be wise as serpents and innocent as doves' (Mt. 10:16). Being like serpents means not ignoring the attacks and wiles of the… — Syncletica of Alexandria
To succeed in the world we must look foolish but be wise. — Baron de Montesquieu
I'd rather be funny than wise. — Dennis Miller
Being satisfied with little, you can gain much. Seeking much you will go astray. The wise heeds this precept. If it could be so with… — Laozi
The wise trusts not only to his physical eyes - thus he can see clearly. — Laozi
The wise does not think that only he is right -thus he knows the truth. — Laozi
The wise cares about everyone, and he becomes an example to all. — Laozi
This-this was what made life: a moment of quiet, the water falling in the fountain, the girl's voice. . . a moment of captured beauty.… — Louis L'Amour
Throughout evolutionary history, anxiety and fear have helped every species to be wary and to survive. Fear can signal us to act, or, alternatively, to… — Harriet Lerner
Let none count themselves wise who have not with the nerves of their imagination felt the pain of the vivisected. — John Cowper Powys
He who has no mind to trade with the Devil should be so wise as to keep from his shop. — Robert South
Time cannot be recycled. When a moment has gone, it is really gone. Wise time management is really wise management of ourselves. — Spencer W. Kimball
Think before you speak. Read before you think. This will give you something to think about that you didn't make up yourself - a wise… — Fran Lebowitz
Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision. — Tecumseh

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