Wise Quotes

4345 Wise quotes by 2060 unique authors

It is a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals. — Felix Frankfurter
Life's Tragedy is that we get old to soon and wise too late. — Benjamin Franklin
Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is… — Benjamin Franklin
Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame. — Benjamin Franklin
Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it. — Benjamin Franklin
Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one. — Benjamin Franklin
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. — Benjamin Franklin
To die is poignantly bitter, but the idea of having to die without having lived is unbearable. — Erich Fromm
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. — Robert Frost
It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of… — Mahatma Gandhi
A wise man turns chance into good fortune. — Thomas Fuller
The fool wanders, a wise man travels. — Thomas Fuller
Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings. — Solomon Ibn Gabirol
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. — Mahatma Gandhi
It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence. — Mahatma Gandhi
If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide. — Mahatma Gandhi
There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever. — Mahatma Gandhi
You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind. — Mahatma Gandhi
I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world. — Mahatma Gandhi
Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom. — Elizabeth Gaskell
A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease. — Elizabeth Gaskell
If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars. — J. Paul Getty
The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of… — Khalil Gibran
Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself. — Khalil Gibran
Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children. — Khalil Gibran

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