Century Quote by Leo Tolstoy

The wise man contents himself with what he has, until such time as he invents something better.

— Jose Saramago

The wise only possess ideas; the greater part of mankind are possessed by them.

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The wise speak only of what they know

— Anonymous

During times like these, the wise are influential.

— Joni Mitchell

The wise sees knowledge and action as one; they see truly

— Anonymous

The constancy of the wise is only the art of keeping disquietude to one's self.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The wisdom of the wise is an uncommon degree of common sense.

— Anonymous

A word for the wise is not neccessary, it is only the foolish once that needs it.

— Joseph David

It is too often seen, that the wiser men are about the things of this world, the less wise they are about the things…

— Edmund Gibson

Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

— Mohlatsane Qelemotse

The wise are in no need to know much

— Raheel Farooq

Only the wise possess ideas; the greater part of mankind are possessed by them.

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge