Wise Men Quotes

207 quotes by 168 authors

He that will write well in any tongue must follow this counsel of Aristotle: to speak as the common people do, to think as wise… — Roger Ascham
Cato used to assert that wise men profited more by fools than fools by wise men; for that wise men avoided the faults of fools,… — Plutarch
That wise Men have in all Ages thought Government necessary for the Good of Mankind; and, that wise Governments have always thought Religion necessary for… — Benjamin Franklin
Wise men are not wise at all hours, and will speak five times from their taste or their humor, to once from their reason. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The example of changing a constitution by assembling the wise men of the state, instead of assembling armies, will be worth as much to the… — Thomas Jefferson
The simple person lives the way he breathes, with no more effort or glory, with no more affectation and without shame Simplicity is freedom, buoyancy,… — Andre Comte-Sponville
Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die?... Wise men write many books, in words too hard to understand. But this, the purpose… — Alan Paton
Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate… — Cato the Elder
Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen — Pindar
For to err in opinion, though it be not the part of wise men, is at least human. — Plutarch
A fool can throw a stone in a pond that 100 wise men can not get out. — Saul Bellow
Action men are the unvoluntary slaves of wise men. — Fernando Pessoa
The star of Bethlehem was a star of hope that led the wise men to the fulfillment of their expectations, the success of their expedition.… — D. James Kennedy
Whether he likes it or not, [he] cannot remain incognito forever. He has outraged too many wise men and pleased too many fools to hide… — Orson Scott Card
True words aren't eloquent; eloquent words aren't true. Wise men don't need to prove their point; men who need to prove their point aren't wise.… — Laozi
Although the masters make the rules for the wise men and the fools, I've got nothing, Ma, to live up to. — Bob Dylan
What is wrong with priests and popes is that instead of being apostles and saints, they are nothing but empirics who say I know instead… — George Bernard Shaw
Experience is the only prophecy of wise men. — Alphonse de Lamartine
Wise men never sit and wail their loss, but cheerily seek how to redress their harms. — William Shakespeare
All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes. — Winston Churchill

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