Wise Quotes

4345 Wise quotes by 2060 unique authors

The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget. — Thomas Szasz
A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart. — Jonathan Swift
No wise man ever wished to be younger. — Jonathan Swift
The latter part of a wise person's life is occupied with curing the follies, prejudices and false opinions they contracted earlier. — Jonathan Swift
When I am talking to people who I feel don't like me or are mean, I get really shy, and I kind of curl up… — Taylor Swift
When I can look life in the eyes, grown calm and very coldly wise, life will have given me the truth, and taken in exchange… — Sara Teasdale
It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise. — Sara Teasdale
We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty.… — Mother Teresa
One of the greatest diseases is to be nobody to anybody. — Mother Teresa
It was not until I had graduated from college that I made a professional commitment to it. Frankly, I didn't think it wise. I was… — Twyla Tharp
No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if… — Hunter S. Thompson
A word to the wise is infuriating. — Hunter S. Thompson
A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down, and commence living on its hint. What I… — Henry David Thoreau
All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man. — Henry David Thoreau
Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations. — Henry David Thoreau
I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I was born. — Henry David Thoreau
A word to the wise is not sufficient if it doesn't make sense. — James Thurber
Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal… — J.R.R. Tolkien
When it comes to Chinese food I have always operated under the policy that the less known about the preparation the better. A wise diner… — Calvin Trillin
I'm not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there; it's like relaxing into - and an acceptance of - things. — Tina Turner
Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising. — Mark Twain
Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks. Also learn from holy books and wise people. Everything - even… — Morihei Ueshiba
Health-wise, I couldn't have said what my life expectancy would've been if I'd just carried on doing solid blocks of stand-up. — Johnny Vegas
All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions. — Leonardo da Vinci
Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise mother. These daughters have too long dominated the earth. — Voltaire

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