Nature of man Quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The ideas of the wise have been tested by centuries. Everything medium is lost and only original, deep and useful things are left.

— Leo Tolstoy

“The finest piece of mechanism in all the universe is the brain of man. The wise person develops his brain and opens his mind…

— Anonymous

A fool has more ideas than a wise man can foresee.

— Joseph Conrad

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

— Anonymous

The wise speak only of what they know

— Anonymous

The intellect of the wise is like glass; it admits the light of heaven and reflects it.

— Anonymous

The wise have mastered body, word, and mind. They are the true masters.

— Gautama Buddha

The wise man regulates his conduct by the theories both of religion and science. But he regards these theories not as statements of ultimate…

— John B. S. Haldane

The wise stand strong on what they believe but the foolish have no beliefs

— Logan Hurst

The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.

— Epictetus