Wisest Quotes

262 Wisest quotes by 197 unique authors

Never, never pin your whole faith on any human being: not if he is the best and wisest in the whole world. There are lots… — C.S. Lewis
That experience is the parent of wisdom is an adage the truth of which is recognized by the wisest as well as the simplest of… — Alexander Hamilton
It is the unbroken testimony of all history that alcoholic liquors have been used by the strongest, wisest, handsomest, and in every way best races… — George Saintsbury
The great paradox of determinism and free will, which has held the attention of the wisest of philosophers and psychologists for generations, can be phrased… — E. O. Wilson
If one were to bring ten of the wisest men in the world together and ask them what was the most stupid thing in existence,… — David Hilbert
[N]either the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt. — Samuel Adams
It is never for their wisdom that one loves the wisest. — Hester Lynch Piozzi
The patience and the humility of the face she loved so well was a better lesson to Jo than the wisest lecture, the sharpest reproof. — Louisa May Alcott
Within weeks of our premiere, it became obvious that Leonard [Nimoy] and the character of Spock were becoming something of a national phenomenon. ... And… — William Shatner
Wait for the wisest of all counselors, Time. — Pericles
The wisest man is he who can account for his actions. — Unknown Author
The wisest among you is he whose sustenance is the fear of Allah. — Unknown Author
May the boldest fear and the wisest tremble when incurring responsibilities on which may depend our country's peace and prosperity, and in some degree the… — Zachary Taylor
Thank your readers and the critics who praise you, and then ignore them. Write for the most intelligent, wittiest, wisest audience in the universe: Write… — Harlan Ellison
Nature hath nothing made so base, but can read some instruction to the wisest man. — Tryon Edwards
A dry soul is wisest and best. — Heraclitus
He is wisest, who only gives, True to himself, the best he can: Who drifting on the winds of praise, The inward monitor obeys. And… — John Greenleaf Whittier
It may be considered as an objection inherent in the principle, that as every appeal to the people would carry an implication of some defect… — James Madison
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
A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.This was said by gene wilder ... what does it mean ? — Gene Wilder
Any fool can start a war, and once he's done so, even the wisest of men are helpless to stop it - especially if it's… — Nikita Khrushchev
I think William Shakespeare was the wisest human being I ever heard of. To be perfectly frank, though, that's not saying much. We are impossibly… — Kurt Vonnegut
Time as he grows old teaches many lessons. - Aeschylus Time is the wisest counselor of all. — Pericles
Judgment of the people is often wiser than the wisest men. — Lajos Kossuth
It is the briefest yet wisest maxim which tells us to meddle not. — Charles Caleb Colton

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