Wisest Quotes

262 Wisest quotes by 197 unique authors

It is because freedom means the renunciation of direct control of individual efforts that a free society can make use of so much more knowledge… — Friedrich August von Hayek
He that thinks he is the happiest man, really is so. But he that thinks he is the wisest, is generally the greatest fool. — Charles Caleb Colton
The wisest have the most authority. — Plato
I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing. — Plato
Time is the wisest of all things that are; for it brings everything to light. — Thales
It is no weakness for the wisest man to learn when he is wrong. — Sophocles
That man is wisest who, like Socrates, realizes that his wisdom is worthless — Plato
Wisest is he who knows what he does not know. — Plato
Feelings are you inner guidance system-your emotional compass. When you allow this compass to direct your actions you build self-trust. When you feel hungry, you… — Cheryl Richardson
I will be the first to admit that I am a pessimist by nature. It is, after all, the wisest way to be. We pessimists… — Tamar Myers
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
It is a mortifying truth, and ought to teach the wisest of us humility, that many of the most valuable discoveries have been the result… — Charles Caleb Colton
Even the wisest men make fools of themselves about women, and even the most foolish women are wise about men — Theodor Reik
Not all men (and especially the wisest) share the opinion that it is bad for women to be educated. But it is very true that… — Christine de Pizan
Listen to life, it is the wisest teacher of all. — Unknown Author
The reading of books, what is it but conversing with the wisest men of all ages and all countries. — Isaac Barrow
Not every truth is the better for showing its face undisguised; and often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed. — Pindar
We are living in a time of trouble and bewilderment, in a time when none of us can foresee or foretell the future. But surely… — Laurence Binyon
We must get away from this limited *I did this and I did that* and the self-centeredness, that dominates our society Today. It must be… — Jacque Fresco
Any fool can see the limits of seeing, but not even the wisest know the limits of knowing. Thus is ignorance rendered invisible, and are… — R. Scott Bakker
A child can ask a thousand questions that the wisest man cannot answer. — Jacob Abbott
In practical life the wisest and soundest people avoid speculation. — George Earle Buckle
The wisest man could ask no more of fate Than to be simple, modest, manly, true, Safe from the many, honored by the few; Nothing… — James Russell Lowell
Consider what you have in the smallest well-chosen library-a company of the wisest and wittiest men which can be plucked out of all civilized countries… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
All "public interest' legislation (and any distribution of money taken by force from some men for the unearned benefit of others) comes down ultimately to… — Ayn Rand

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