Apes Quote by William Penn

Be neither silly, nor cunning, but wise

— Benjamin Franklin

You have the effrontery to be squeamish, it thought at him. But we were dragons. We were supposed to be cruel, cunning, heartless and…

— Terry Pratchett

The cunning man steals a horse, the wise man lets him alone.

— Benjamin Franklin

It is a pity that, commonly, more care is had--yea, and that among very wise men--to find out rather a cunning man for their…

— Roger Ascham

The first duty of a wise advocate is to convince his opponents that he understands their arguments, and sympathies with their just feelings.

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“Life is the school of the wise.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

We’re neither pure, nor wise, nor good; we do the best we know.

— Voltaire

You can never be wise unless you love reading.

— Samuel Johnson

Sum up at night what thou hast done by day.

— George Herbert

The evil which does me no harm is like the good which in no wise avails me.

— Leonardo da Vinci

Nature, being a wise and provident lady, governs her parts very wisely, methodically, and orderly: Also, she is very industrious and hates to be…

— Margaret Cavendish

Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.

— Anonymous