Wisely Quotes
498 Wisely quotes by 395 unique authors
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Those who would administer wisely must, indeed, be wise, for one of the serious obstacles to the improvement of our race is indiscriminate charity.
— Andrew Carnegie
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Days are expensive. When you spend a day you have one less day to spend. So make sure you spend each one wisely.
— Jim Rohn
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It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and honorably and justly, and it is impossible to live wisely and honorably and…
— Epicurus
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A. T. Stewart started life with a dollar and fifty cents. This merchant prince began by calling at the doors of houses in order to…
— Grenville Kleiser
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Doubt wisely; in strange way To stand inquiring right, is not to stray; To sleep, or run wrong, is.
— John Donne
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Who combats bravely is not therefore brave, He dreads a death-bed like the meanest slave: Who reasons wisely is not therefore wise,- His pride in…
— Alexander Pope
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He's truly valiant that can wisely suffer The worst that man can breathe, and make his wrongs His outsides, to wear them like his raiment,…
— William Shakespeare
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If we had a reliable way to label our toys good and bad, it would be easy to regulate technology wisely. But we can rarely…
— Freeman Dyson
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Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
— Gautama Buddha
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In the world of knowledge, the essential Form of Good is the limit of our inquiries, and can barely be perceived; but, when perceived, we…
— Plato
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In particular I may mention Sophocles the poet, who was once asked in my presence, How do you feel about love, Sophocles? are you still…
— Plato
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If you determine your course With force or speed, You miss the way of the dharma. Quietly consider What is right and what is wrong.…
— Gautama Buddha
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As Gandhi wisely points out, even as we serve others we are working on ourselves; every act, every word, every gesture of genuine compassion naturally…
— Wayne Muller
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Pity arises when we are sorry for someone.Compassion is when we understand and help wisely.
— Gautama Buddha
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In seventeen of His thirty-seven parables, Jesus dealt with property and man's responsibility for using it wisely.
— George Sweeting
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In short, I am convinced, both by faith and experience, that to maintain one's self on this earth is not a hardship but a pastime,…
— Henry David Thoreau
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Mankind is made up of inconsistencies, and no man acts invariably up to his predominant character. The wisest man sometimes acts weakly, and the weakest…
— Lord Chesterfield
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If we use our policy instruments wisely with regard to broadband, we can do some very practical things to make 'growth and jobs' a reality…
— Viviane Reding
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The qualities that get a man into power are not those that lead him, once established, to use power wisely.
— Lyman Bryson
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Words transform. Speak only with a good purpose. Say only things that serve you and others. Choose your words wisely.
— Robert G. Allen
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In youth men are apt to write more wisely than they really know or feel; and the remainder of life may be not idly spent…
— Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Time is our most precious asset, we should invest it wisely.
— Michael Levy, Baron Levy
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If we approach adversities wisely, our hardest times can be times of greatest growth, which in turn can lead toward times of greatest happiness.
— Joseph B. Wirthlin
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The foundations of democratic transition should be laid in accordance with a sincere and committed strategy that is supported by various policy tools, and implemented…
— Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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If you would reflect well and wisely, you would realize that those events you regard as personal misfortunes have served a useful purpose even in…
— Christine de Pizan
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395 authors contributed a total of 498 Wisely Quotes, led by these top contributors: