Wise Man Quotes

557 Wise Man quotes by 357 unique authors

The wise man knows when to keep silent. Only the fool tells all he knows. — Neil Gaiman
You know, I met a wise man centuries ago in China who said to me, â€˜He who lets fear rule him, has fear for a… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
A wise man from my home once told me that these mountains have seen far too much suffering and killing, and that each rock and… — Greg Mortenson
We think we don't deserve love, we think if we let it in we'll become too soft. But a wise man named Levine said it… — Morrie Schwartz
Keep the extent of your abilities unknown.The wise man does not allow his knowledge and abilities to be sounded to the bottom, if he desires… — Baltasar Gracian
Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others. — Otto von Bismarck
He looked down at her. "Have you found that peace?" Yes, she had. But it was so corny and cliched that she couldn't bring herself… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
When I was one-and-twenty I heard a wise man say, `Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and… — A. E. Housman
I have heard men talk about the blessings of freedom," he said to himself, "but I wish any wise man would teach me what use… — Walter Scott
At first glance, the key and the lock it fits may seem very different," Sazed said. "Different in shape, different in function, different in design.… — Brandon Sanderson
From that time forth he believed that the wise man is one who never sets himself apart from other living things, whether they have speech… — Ursula K. Le Guin
Where does a wise man hide a leaf? In the forest. But what does he do if there is no forest? He grows a forest… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Common men talk bagfuls of religion but do not practise even a grain of it. The wise man speaks a little, even though his whole… — Ramakrishna
Talk is free but the wise man chooses when to spend his words. — Neil Gaiman
I remeber asking a wise man, once . . . 'Why do Men fear the dark?' . . . 'Because darkness' he told me, 'is… — R. Scott Bakker
The only real difference between a wise man and a fool, Moore knew, was that the wise man tended to make more serious mistakesâ€”and only… — Tom Clancy
However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence,… — Saadi
Few things are needed to make a wise man happy; nothing can make a fool content; that is why most men are miserable. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
A wise man can be a fool in love. — Chetan Bhagat

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