Wise Man Quotes

557 Wise Man quotes by 357 unique authors

Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks. — Heinrich Heine
The wise man then followed a simple way of life-which is hardly surprising when you consider how even in this modern age he seeks to… — Seneca the Younger
The wise man puts himself last and finds himself first. — Laozi
The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man. — Sun Tzu
A spoon cannot taste of the food it carries. Likewise, a foolish man cannot understand the wise manÂ´s wisdom even if he associates with a… — Dalai Lama
Who needs astrology? The wise man gets by on fortune cookies. — Edward Abbey
There is nothing more becoming any wise man, than to make choice of friends, for by them thou shalt be judged what thou art: let… — Walter Raleigh
Some tools of thought are so blunt that they are almost useless; others are so sharp that they are dangerous. But the wise man will… — Gregory Bateson
To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks. — Ben Jonson
A really wise man is feminine, receptive, passive. That's why Buddha looks so feminine. That quality of passiveness, that quality of receptivity... He is just… — Rajneesh
He is the wise man who has by perfect living gained the instinct of rightness by which he guides himself, whether in thought or action,… — Nilakanta Sri Ram
Anger may glance into the breast of a wise man, but rests only in the bosom of fools. — Unknown Author
...the wise man knows that every experience is to be viewed as a blessing. — Henry Miller
A wise man had said that your Christian life is like a three-legged stool. The legs are doctrine, experience and practice, which is obedience; and… — J I Packer
Praise has different effects, according to the mind it meets with; it makes a wise man modest, but a fool more arrogant, turning his weak… — Owen Feltham
Many years ago a very wise man named Bernard Baruch took me aside and put his arm around my shoulder. "Harpo my boy," he said,… — Harpo Marx
A fool has more ideas than a wise man can foresee. — Joseph Conrad
The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself. — Washington Allston
A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears. — Confucius
The Wise Man believes profoundly in silence - the sign of a perfect equilibrium. Silence is the absolute poise or balance of body, mind and… — Charles Alexander Eastman

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