Wise Man Quotes

557 Wise Man quotes by 357 unique authors

As a wise man once said, 'If not us, then who; if not now, then when?' — Michael Jackson
Where two discourse, if the anger of one rises, he is the wise man who lets the contest fall. — Plutarch
ANTI-ZIONISTS, last of all, exhibit a distaste for certain words. It was Thomas Hobbes who, anticipating semantics, pointed out that words are counters, not coins;… — Milton Steinberg
Do you know this Sanskrit Shloka: "Let those who are versed in the ethical codes praise or blame, let Lakshmi, the goddess of Fortune, come… — Swami Vivekananda
The wise man thinks once before he speaks twice. — Robert Benchley
Wisdom is not communicable. The wisdom which a wise man tries to communicate always sounds foolish. — Hermann Hesse
A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish it to prevail through the power of the majority. There… — Henry David Thoreau
The wise man is but a clever infant, spelling letters from a hieroglyphical prophetic book, the lexicon of which lies in eternity. — Thomas Carlyle
The wise manâ€™s home is the universe. — Democritus
The fool strikes. The wise man smiles, and watches, and learns. Then strikes. — Joe Abercrombie
One great difference between a wise man and a fool is, the former only wishes for what he may possibly obtain; the latter desires impossibilities. — Democritus
Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue. — Saint Francis de Sales
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have. — George Herbert
A wise man is not governed by others, nor does he try to govern them; he prefers that reason alone prevail. — Jean de la Bruyere
A wealthy and wise man doesn't shake hands with people, he gives an helping hand. — Michael Bassey
If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man. — William Makepeace Thackeray
The wise man lives as long as he ought, not so long as he can. — Michel de Montaigne
Wisdom is a condition of consciousness rather than an attitude of mind. Wisdom is that state of being in which an individual finds himself when… — Manly Hall
We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression; the heart of a wise man should resemble a mirror, which reflects every object without… — Confucius
The wise man doesn't compete; therefore nobody can compete with him. — Laozi

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