Quotes about wise
wise wisdom fun
There often seems to be a playfulness to wise people, as if either their equanimity has as its source this playfulness or the playfulness flows from equanimity; and they can persuade other people who are in a state of agitation to calm down and smile. Edward Hoagland
wise philosophy jealous
It seems then, say I, that you leave politics entirely out of the question, and never suppose, that a wise magistrate can justly be jealous of certain tenets of philosophy, such as those of Epicurus, which, denying a divine existence, and consequently a providence and a future state, seem to loosen, in a great measure, the ties of morality, and may be supposed, for that reason, pernicious to the peace of civil society. David Hume
wise men enquiry
In our reasonings concerning matter of fact, there are all imaginable degrees of assurance, from the highest certainty to the lowest species of moral evidence. A wise man, therefore, proportions his belief to the evidence.
wise country religious
... superstitions, which, being unable to defend themselves on fair ground, raise these intangling brambles to cover and protect their weakness. Chased from the open country, these robbers fly into the forest, and lie in wait to break in upon every unguarded avenue of the mind, and overwhelm it with religious fears and prejudices. ... The idea of God, as meaning an infinitely intelligent, wise and good Being, arises from reflecting on the operations of our own mind, and augmenting, without limit, those qualities of goodness and wisdom.
wise opposites miracle
Convulsions in nature, disorders, prodigies, miracles, though the most opposite of the plan of a wise superintendent, impress mankind with the strongest sentiments of religion.
wise men age
It is harder to avoid censure than to gain applause; for this may be done by one great or wise action in an age. But to escape censure a man must pass his whole life without saying or doing one ill or foolish thing
wise long silence
Nothing is so convenient as a decisive argument ... which must at least silence the most arrogant bigotry and superstition, and free us from their impertinent solicitations. I flatter myself, that I have discovered an argument ... which, if just, will, with the wise and learned, be an everlasting check to all kinds of superstitious delusion, and consequently, will be useful as long as the world endures. For so long, I presume, will the accounts of miracles and prodigies be found in all history, sacred and profane.
wise men stronger
A wise man's kingdom is his own breast: or, if he ever looks farther, it will only be to the judgment of a select few, who are free from prejudices, and capable of examining his work. Nothing indeed can be a stronger presumption of falsehood than the approbation of the multitude; and Phocion, you know, always suspected himself of some blunder when he was attended with the applauses of the populace.
wise intelligent ideas
... The idea of God, as meaning an infinitely intelligent, wise and good Being, arises from reflecting on the operations of our own mind, and augmenting, without limit, those qualities of goodness and wisdom.
wise government people
Every wise, just, and mild government, by rendering the condition of its subjects easy and secure, will always abound most in people, as well as in commodities and riches.
wise wisdom knowledge
A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.
wise people today
Today, certain people file for bankruptcy, businesses and individuals, and it no longer has the stigma it once had. Now it's almost considered wise, a way to regroup and come back again. David Dinkins
wise writing choices
A wise soul once declared that the ultimate power of the writer is that he has the choice of whom he wants to be co-opted by. David Brooks
wise men classic
A wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from. Bear Grylls
wise fall firsts
Good things aren't supposed to just fall into your lap. God is very generous, but He expects you to do your part first. Audrey Hepburn
wise finding-love looks
We all want to be loved, don't we? Everyone looks for a way of finding love. It's a constant search for affection in every walk of life.
wise tea may
The proper, wise balancing of one's whole life may depend upon the feasibility of a cup of tea at an unusual hour. Arnold Bennett
wise men air
Why, man of idleness, labor has rocked you in the cradle, and nourished your pampered life; without it, the woven silk and the wool upon your bank would be in the shepherd's fold. For the meanest thing that ministers to human want, save the air of heaven, man is indebted to toil; and even the air, in God's wise ordination, is breathed with labor. Edwin Hubbel Chapin
wise fall practice
He that alone would wise and mighty be,Commands that others love as well as he.Love as he lov'd! - How can we soar so high?-He can add wings when he commands to fly.Nor should we be with this command dismay'd;He that examples gives will give his aid:For he took flesh, that where his precepts fall,His practice, as a pattern, may prevail. Edmund Waller
wise children heart
Writers, however mature and wise and eminent, are children at heart. Edna O'Brien
wise time heart
l am not resigned to the shutting away of loving hearts in the hard ground. So it is, and so it will be, for so it has been, time out of mind: Into the darkness they go, the wise and the lovely. Crowned With lilies and with laurel they go; but I am not resigned. Edna St. Vincent Millay
wise giving lessons
The lectures you deliver may be wise and true, But I'd rather get my lessons by observing what you do. I may not understand the high advise you like to give, But there's no misunderstanding how you act and how you live. Edgar Guest
wise men advice
Fools need advice most, but wise men only are the better for it. Benjamin Franklin
wise wisdom contentment
Who is wise? He that learns from everyone.
wise prayer real
I wish it (Christianity) were more productive of good works ... I mean real good works ... not holy day keeping, sermon-hearing ... or making long prayers, filled with flatteries and compliments despised by wise men, and much less capable of pleasing the Deity.
wise fall people
In prosperous fortunes be modest and wise, The greatest may fall, and the lowest may rise: But insolent People that fall in disgrace, Are wretched and nobody pities their Case.
wise war fighting
Courteous Reader, Astrology is one of the most ancient Sciences, held in high esteem of old, by the Wise and the Great. Formerly, no Prince would make War or Peace, nor any General fight in Battle, in short, no important affair was undertaken without first consulting an Astrologer.
wise wisdom powerful
Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.
wise enough wise-words
A word to the wise is enough, and many words won't fill a bushel.
wise wisdom men
A wise man will desire no more than what he may get justly, use soberly, distribute cheerfully, and leave contently.
wise heart men
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
wise anger 4th-of-july
Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.
wise money 4th-of-july
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.