Wise Man Quotes

557 Wise Man quotes by 357 unique authors

When a wise man does not understand, he says: "I do not understand." The fool and the uncultured are ashamed of their ignorance. They remain… — Frank Herbert
The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice. — Karen Kingsbury
He Who Knows And Knows That He Knows Is A Wise Man - Follow Him; He Who Knows Not And Knows Not That He Knows… — Confucius
A wise man travels to discover himself. — James Russell Lowell
If You Have A Lemon, Make A Lemonade That is what a great educator does. But the fool does the exact opposite. If he finds… — Dale Carnegie
The wise man who has become accustomed to necessities knows better how to share with others than how to take from them, so great a… — Epicurus
A wise man once said that we can't make anyone feel or do anything. We can throw things into the wind, but it's up to… — Jonathan Maberry
The best fights are the ones you don't have", a wise man once said to me. — Lee Child
I know only one thing. when i sleep, i know no fear, no, trouble no bliss. blessing on him who invented sleep. the common coin… — Andrei Tarkovsky
The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world — Democritus
A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace. — Confucius
Ah! how little knowledge does a man acquire in his life. He gathers it up like water, but like water it runs between his fingers,… — H. Rider Haggard
A wise man once told me- heâ€™s a muslim by the way- that he has more in common with a jew than he does a… — Gregory David Roberts
Wine turns the wise man into a fool and the fool into a wise man. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The wise man will be as happy as circumstances permit, and if he finds the contemplation of the universe painful beyond a point, he will… — Bertrand Russell
The wise man thinks about his troubles only when there is some purpose in doing so; at other times he thinks about other things, or,… — Bertrand Russell
When the wise man opens his mouth, the beauties of his soul present themselves to the view, like the statues in a temple. — Pythagoras
If you want to make an ordinary man happy, or think that he is happy, give him money, power, flattery, gifts, honours. If you want… — Idries Shah
A wise man once said that any human being is capable of infinite achievement, so long as itâ€™s not the work theyâ€™re supposed to be… — K.J. Parker
A wise man once said that all human activity is a form of play. And the highest form of play is the search for Truth,… — Arthur C. Clarke

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