Wise Quotes

4345 Wise quotes by 2060 unique authors

Yesterday is but today's memory, and tomorrow is today's dream. — Khalil Gibran
It's a wise man who understands that every day is a new beginning, because boy, how many mistakes do you make in a day? I… — Mel Gibson
Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you. — Andre Gide
To what a degree the same past can leave different marks - and especially admit of different interpretations. — Andre Gide
Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
If I love you, what business is it of yours? — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Who is the wisest man? He who neither knows or wishes for anything else than what happens. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation; therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past… — Oliver Goldsmith
The wise does at once what the fool does at last. — Baltasar Gracian
Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone. — Baltasar Gracian
A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends. — Baltasar Gracian
Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance. — Baltasar Gracian
But I just know from experience that accent wise, even if you're an accent genius, crossing the Atlantic is the hardest thing in the world… — Hugh Grant
Where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise. — Thomas Gray
I think if I did something in the pop world right now, it would be for Rihanna. I'd love to do something production wise for… — J. Cole
Be happy. It's one way of being wise. — Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship. — Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish. — Charles Caleb Colton
Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted with unlimited power. — Charles Caleb Colton
When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not… — Confucius
Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous. — Confucius
Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors. — Confucius
To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short. — Confucius
A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice. — Bill Cosby

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