Wiser Quotes

561 quotes by 433 authors

The charge is often made against the intelligentsia and other members of the anointed that their theories and the policies based on them lack common… — Thomas Sowell
Like Odysseus, the President looked wiser when he was seated. — John Maynard Keynes
Providence is wiser than you, and you may be confident it has suited all things better to your eternal good than you could do had… — John Flavel
They who humble themselves before knowledge of any kind generally end up the wiser and as voices with something meaningful to say. — Haki R. Madhubuti
No man is the wiser for his learning; it may administer matter to work in, or objects to work upon; but wit and wisdom are… — John Selden
To pronounce something clever and honest is not such a big deal, lots of them have been said and written. For a statement of truth… — Alexander Ostrovsky
To me, life is like the back nine in golf. Sometimes you play better on the back nine. You may not be stronger, but hopefully… — Clint Eastwood
I just think that things get easier as you get older and wiser and more experienced. You get more confident about who you are as… — Rachel Weisz
Woman's nudity is wiser than the philosopher's teachings. — Max Ernst
Until government administrators can so identify the interests of government with those of the people and refrain from defrauding the masses through the device of… — Unknown Author
Some think that by preparing to deal with crises you make them more likely. I think the wiser judgment is the contrary. In this area… — Timothy Geithner
Those unacquainted with the world take pleasure in intimacy with great men; those who are wiser fear the consequences. — Horace
Every day I add to the list of things I refuse to discuss. The wiser the man, the longer the list. — Nicolas Chamfort
Whatever can be threatened, whatever can be shaken, whatever you fear cannot stand, is destined to crash. Do not go down with the ship. Let… — Robert M. Price
Meanwhile, spiritual submissiveness brings about the wiser use of our time, talents, and gifts as compared with our laboring diligently but conditionally to establish our… — Neal A. Maxwell
To have peace with this peculiar life; to accept what we do not understand; to wait calmly for what awaits us, you have to be… — M.C. Escher
Marriage can either be a classroom where people become wiser and better, or a prison where people become resentful; and bitter. — David Jeremiah
I constantly see people rise in life who are not the smartest -- sometimes not even the most diligent. But they are learning machines; they… — Charlie Munger
Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up. Day by day, and at the end of the… — Charlie Munger
Develop into a lifelong self-learner through voracious reading; cultivate curiosity and strive to become a little wiser every day. — Charlie Munger

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