Wise Quotes

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Bankers are likeable rascals. Now that we are all wise to 'em, it's been shown that they don't know any more about finances than the… — Will Rogers
Sensible of the importance of Christian piety and virtue to the order and happiness of a state, I cannot but earnestly commend to you every… — John Hancock
The one person who most blocks you from a full, happy, and successful life is you. They are therefore wise who make themselves an asset.… — Norman Vincent Peale
I reckon silence more profitable than speech, for? in the words of the Preacher, 'The words of wise men are heard in quiet' (Eccles. 9:17). — Saint Basil
Man is wise only while in search of wisdom; when he imagines he has attained it, he is a fool. — Solomon Ibn Gabirol
Some wise being organized my system, and gave me my capacity, put into my heart and brain something that delights, charms, and fills me with… — Brigham Young
Hate and fear breed a poison in the blood, which if continued, affects eyes, ears, nose and the organs of digestion. Therefore, it is not… — Pythagoras
In my many years as a Representative in Congress it is my observation that the district that is best represented is the district that is… — Sam Rayburn
Be wise among the wise, but pretend to be dull among fools. — Thiruvalluvar
Friendship with the wise gets better with time, as a good book gets better with age. — Thiruvalluvar
Fools have a great advantage over the wise; they are always self-satisfied. — Napoleon Bonaparte
A wise man's question contains half the answer. Unfortunately the other 50% is harder to come by! — Solomon Ibn Gabirol
A teacher is really invaluable. A teacher will instruct you in how to stabilize your energy field, increase it, and decrease the loss of energy… — Frederick Lenz
The Bible is the Only Book That Can Make Us Wise unto Salvation. The Bible is not a book to be studied as we study… — George Frederick Pentecost
He who hopes to avoid all failure and misfortune is trying to live in a fairyland; the wise man realistically accepts failures as a part… — Wilferd Peterson
When we are foolish, we want to conquer the world. When we are wise, we want to conquer ourselves. That begins when we do what… — John C. Maxwell
The true teacher of love is the heart. The heart is very, very wise. It makes mistakes from time to time, but it has a… — Frederick Lenz
One day after many, many lifetimes, we get wise. We decide that the fun in life is to give. — Frederick Lenz
We are wise women, we are giggling girls. We both carry a smile to show when we're pleased, we both carry a switchblade in our… — Ani DiFranco
You look like an angel, walk like an angel, talk like an angel. But I got wise, you're the devil in disguise. — Elvis Presley
A man receives only what he is ready to receive... The phenomenon or fact that cannot in any wise be linked with the rest of… — Henry David Thoreau
We could go to monasteries. I could show you people who are very wise and they have great willpower, but they're not happy. They lack… — Frederick Lenz
It is always wise, particularly in the beginning, to balance your new intuitive and psychic understandings with good old common sense. A good psychic perception… — Frederick Lenz
[The wise skeptic does not teach doubt but how] to look for the permanent in the mutable and fleeting. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
A truly wise person will constantly move forward, striving for self-improvement, knowing that daily repentance is needed for progress. He will realize the good life… — Marvin J. Ashton

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