Wise Man Quotes

557 Wise Man quotes by 357 unique authors

A wise man distrusts his neighbor. A wiser man distrusts both his neighbor and himself. The wisest man of all distrusts his government. — Taylor Caldwell
A wise man should marry a virgin of a respectable family even if she is deformed. He should not marry one of a low-class family,… — Chanakya
A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men. — Saadi
I'm learning how much I have to learn, how little I know, how fragile my understanding is. I'm learning to be thankful and patient; today… — Jon Foreman
A wise man watches his faults more closely than his virtues; fools reverse the order. — Napoleon Hill
The malady of civilized man is his knowledge of death. The good artist, like the wise man, addresses himself to life and invests with his… — Gore Vidal
John Green is a very handsome, intelligent, and wise man. He smells really weird though. — Hank Green
O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies. — Saadi
When proven wrong, the wise man will correct himself and the ignorant will keep arguing. — Ali ibn Abi Talib
Logic is a large drawer, containing some useful instruments, and many more that are superfluous. A wise man will look into it for two purposes,… — Charles Caleb Colton
A wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from. — Bear Grylls
A wise man once said that next to losing its mother, there is nothing more healthy for a child than to lose its father. — HalldÃ³r Laxness
Only fools use their mouth to speak. A smart man uses his brain, and a wise man uses his heart. — Jack Ma
The difference between a 'wise guy' and a wise man is plenty! — Galen Starr Ross
Everyday is a new life to a wise man. — Dale Carnegie
All places that the eye of heaven visits Are to a wise man ports and happy havens. Teach thy necessity to reason thus; There is… — William Shakespeare
The wise man is one who knows what he does not know. — Laozi
It's a wise man who profits by his own experience, but it's a good deal wiser one who lets the rattlesnake bite the other fellow. — Josh Billings
To me this is the first principle of life, the foundational principle, and a lesson you can't learn at the feet of any wise man:… — Joe Biden
For the wise man delights in establishing his merit, the brave man likes to show his courage in action, the covetous man is quick at… — Sun Tzu

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