Being wise Quote by Josh Billings Download Open image “A man cannot learn to be wise any more than he can learn to be handsome.” — Josh Billings ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Being wise Education Handsome Men Wisdom Wise
No man is wiser for his learning, wit and wisdom are born with a man — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
No man is the wiser for his learning; it may administer matter to work in, or objects to work upon; but wit and wisdom… — John Selden Copy Share Image
We can be knowledgeable with other men's knowledge, but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom. — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
A man cannot be wise enough to be a great artist without being wise enough to wish to be a philosopher. — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
No man is born wise; but wisdom and virtue require a tutor; though we can easily learn to be vicious without a master. — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
It ain't because lovers are so sensitive that they quarrel so often; it is because there is so much fun n the making up. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
Man was created a little lower than the angels and has been getting a little lower ever since. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
There is only one good substitute for the endearments of a sister, and that is the endearments of some other fellow's sister. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
Life is a grindstone, and whether it grinds a man down or polishes him up depends on the stuff he's made of. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
Its harly my dog A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
Unless we put heart and soul into our labor we but brutify our actions. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
A secret ceases to be a secret if it is once confided - it is like a dollar bill, once broken, it is never… — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
If a man is right, he can't be too radical; if he is wrong, he can't be too conservative. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
As a general rule, if you want to get at the truth - hear both sides and believe neither. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
Economy is a savings-bank, into which men drop pennies, and get dollars in return. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
Self-made men are most always apt to be a little too proud of the job. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
To be smart, spend carefully. To be wise, save regularly. To be genius, give extravagantly. — Chip Ingram Copy Share Image
Acknowledging foolishness is a very powerful and important experience. We could almost say that being willing to be a fool is one of the… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
To be wise was to be above joy and sorrow, fear and pity, ambition and humiliation. It was to hate nothing and to love… — Michael Ende Copy Share Image
Deign on the passing world to turn thine eyes, And pause awhile from letters, to be wise. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I feel I want to be wise with white hair in a tall library in a deep chair by a fireplace. — Gregory Corso Copy Share Image
Were anyone wondering how Sen. Harry Reid intended to manage life in the minority, it took one day of the 114th Congress to get… — Kimberley Strassel Copy Share Image
If we are going to be wise, spiritual people prepared to meet the crises of our age, we must be a studying, learning community… — J.P. Moreland Copy Share Image
Literature provides us with experiences it would not be wise or possible to introduce into our own world and thus enlarges our understanding of… — Louise Rosenblatt Copy Share Image
Learned we may be with another man's learning: we can only be wise with wisdom of our own. — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
None of the modes by which a magistrate is appointed, popular election, the accident of the lot, or the accident of birth, affords, as… — Thomas B. Macaulay Copy Share Image
The goal of a passionate artist is to try and make a masterpiece each and every time, yet be wise enough to know you… — Donato Giancola Copy Share Image
