Wise Man Quotes

557 Wise Man quotes by 357 unique authors

We find that at present the human race is divided politically into one wise man, nine knaves, and ninety fools out of every hundred. That… — T.H. White
A wise man loses nothing, if he but save himself. — Michel de Montaigne
The wise man seeks death all his life, and for this reason death is not terrifying to him. — Socrates
It is a wise man who knows where courage ends and stupidity begins. — Jerome Cady
If a wise man behaves prudently, how can he be overcome by his enemies? Even a single man, by right action, can overcome a host… — Sakya Pandita
Without goodness a man cannot endure adversity for long, nor can he enjoy prosperity for long. The good man is naturally at ease with goodness.… — Confucius
A fool learns nothing from a wise man; but a wise man learns from a fool. — Gautama Buddha
It is the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not to venture all his eggs in one basket. — Miguel de Cervantes
A fool does not see the same trees a wise man sees. — Rick Hilles
He is a wise man who seeks by every legitimate means to make all the money he can honestly, for money can do so many… — B. C. Forbes
He who is surety is never sure himself. Take advice, and never be security for more than you are quite willing to lose. Remember the… — Charles Spurgeon
Heaven-born, the soul a heavenward course must hold; beyond the world she soars; the wise man, I affirm, can find no rest in that which… — Michelangelo
I could be content that we might procreate like trees, without conjunction, or that we were any way to perpetuate the world without this trivial… — Thomas Browne
If you don't know, ask. You will be a fool for the moment, but a wise man for the rest of your life. — Seneca the Younger
That distrust which intrudes so often on your mind is a mode of melancholy, which, if it be the business of a wise man to… — Samuel Johnson
The wise man draws more advantage from his enemies than the fool from his friends — Benjamin Franklin
Follow me, the wise man said, but he walked behind. — Leonard Cohen
Probe the universe in a myriad of points. ... He is a wise man who has taken many views; to whom stones and plants and… — Henry David Thoreau
Fools live in fear, a wise man lives in strength. — Harbhajan Singh Yogi
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence. — Herodotus

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