Quotes about wise
wise teaching men
No man is so foolish but may give another good counsel sometimes; and no man is so wise, but may easily err, if he will take no others counsel but his own. But very few men are wise by their own counsel; or learned by their own teaching. For he that was only taught by himself had a fool to his master. Ben Jonson
wise fall pieces
Forbear, you things That stand upon the pinnacles of state, To boast your slippery height! when you do fall, You dash yourselves in pieces, ne'er to rise: And he that lends you pity, is not wise.
wise men may
No man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
wise men two
To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
wise famous-inspirational opportunity
Security isn't what the wise person looks for - it's opportunity. Earl Nightingale
wise teacher attitude
Throughout all history, the great wise men and teachers, philosophers, and prophets have disagreed with one another on many different things. It is only on this one point that they are in complete and unanimous agreement. We become what we think about
wise opportunity risk
Security isn't what the wise person looks for; it's opportunity. And once we begin looking for that, we find it on every side. You can measure opportunity with the same yardstick that measures the risk involved. They go together.
wise philosophy hero
It requires philosophy and heroism to rise above the opinion of the wise men of all nations and races. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
wise children father
A very wise father once remarked, that in the government of his children, he forbid as few things as possible; a wise legislature would do the same. It is folly to make laws on subjects beyond human prerogative, knowing that in the very nature of things they must be set aside. To make laws that man cannot and will not obey, serves to bring all law into contempt. It is very important in a republic, that the people should respect the laws, for if we throw them to the winds, what becomes of civil government?
wise country mean
We need some rules changes. This is an outrage that this, the oldest democracy has now, you know, ranked - when I say ranked 59th, it means that in the percentage of women, in our national parliament, our National Congress, is now ranks 59th from the top. That means 58 countries have more women than we do in percentage wise. Eleanor Smeal
wise people house
There's a lot of people I've encouraged and helped to get into the House of Commons. Looking at them now, I'm not so sure it was a wise thing to do. Edward Heath
wise kings eye
Nature Boy There was a boy A very strange enchanted boy They say he wandered very far, very far Over land and sea A little shy And sad of eye But very wise Was he And then one day A magic day he passed my way And while we spoke of many things, fools and kings This he said to me “The greatest thing You’ll ever learn Is just to love And be loved In return David Bowie
wise eye men
The foolish ofttimes teach the wise: I strain too much this string of life, belike, Meaning to make such music as shall save. Mine eyes are dim now that they see the truth, My strength is waned now that my need is most; Would that I had such help as man must have, For I shall die, whose life was all men's hope. Edwin Arnold
wise sacred conflict
In this sacred Dispensation conflict and contention are in no wise permitted.
wise strong wind
Let's be wise as the silence, strong as the wind, useful as the light; let's make of our lips a censer of the virtues.
wise wisdom safe-and-sound
First, then, a woman will, or won't, - depend on't; If she will do't, she will; and there's an end on't. But, if she won't, since safe and sound your trust is, Fear is affront: and jealousy injustice. Aaron Hill
wise worst prepare-for-the-worst
If we are wise, let us prepare for the worst. George Washington
wise father pregnancy
It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music to be the legitimate offspring of respectable parents. Samuel Butler
wise men fool
Any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise man to be able to sell it.
wise wisdom looks
It is easier to look wise than to talk wisely.
wise eye men
The wise man does nothing but what can be done openly and without falseness, nor does he do anything whereby he may involve himself in any wrong-doing, even where he may escape notice. For he is guilty in his own eyes before being so in the eyes of others; and the publicity of his crime does not bring him more shame than his own consciousness of it.
wise learning growth
Collect as precious pearls the words of the wise and virtuous.
wise being-wise
You must be wise, but not too wise. Alexander Turney Stewart
wise opportunity people
You will deal with ignorant, opinionated and innocent people. You will often have an opportunity to cheat them. If they could, they would cheat you, or force you to sell at less than cost. You must be wise, but not too wise. You must never actually cheat the customer, even if you can. You must make her happy and satisfied, so she will come back.
wise keeping-secrets secret
The dead keep their secrets, and in a while we shall be as wise as they - and as taciturn. Alexander Smith
wise tired mind
Like your body your mind also gets tired so refresh it by wise sayings.
wise people add
Associating with the wise and the knowledgeable people adds to the prestige of a person.
wise enemy foolish
It is better to listen to a wise enemy than to seek counsel from a foolish friend.
wise wisdom men
A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks.
wise men ignorant
When proven wrong, the wise man will correct himself and the ignorant will keep arguing.
wise men rights
Good and wise men, in all ages, have embraced a very dissimilar theory. They have supposed that the deity, from the relations we stand in to himself and to each other, has constituted an eternal and immutable law, which is indispensably obligatory upon all mankind, prior to any human institution whatever. This is what is called the law of nature....Upon this law depend the natural rights of mankind. Alexander Hamilton
wise president united-states
The history of human conduct does not warrant that exalted opinion of human virtue which would make it wise in a nation to commit interests of so delicate and momentous a kind as those which concern its intercourse with the rest of the world, to the sole disposal of a magistrate, created and circumstanced, as would be a president of the United States.
wise country government
Wise politicians will be cautious about fettering the government with restrictions that cannot be observed, because they know that every break of the fundamental laws, though dictated by necessity, impairs that sacred reverence which ought to be maintained in the breast of rulers towards the constitution of a country.