Instance Quote by William Shakespeare

The foolish sayings of the rich pass for wise saws in society.

— Miguel de Cervantes

All chain saws are formidable and dangerous.

— Sue Hubbell

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

Some tools of thought are so blunt that they are almost useless; others are so sharp that they are dangerous. But the wise man…

— Gregory Bateson

“I find by my own experience, a few implements, a knife, an axe, a spade, a wheelbarrow, etc., and for the studious, lamplight, stationery,…

— Henry David Thoreau

Wise men are able to make a fitting use even of their enmities.

— Plutarch

In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.

— Anne Frank

The problem with the wise is they are so filled with doubts while the dull are so certain.

— Bertrand Russell

“But in the meantime, as a temporary measure, I hold what I call the doctrine of the jig-saw puzzle. That is: this remarkable occurrence,…

— Arthur Machen

Wise men have but few confidants, and cunning ones none.

— Josh Billings

The wise are above books.

— Samuel Daniel

Every step and every movement of the multitude, even in what are termed enlightened ages, are made with equal blindness to the future; and…

— Adam Ferguson