Quotes about wise
wise eight numbers
The general tendency towards an eight-hour working day has undoubtedly been healthful, and it is wise for the State to set a good example as an employer of labor, both as to the number of hours of labor exacted and as to paying a just and reasonable wage. Theodore Roosevelt
wise wisdom decision
Consistently wise decisions can only be made by those whose wisdom is constantly challenged. Theodore C. Sorensen
wise real dark
It is the easiest thing in the world for us to obey God when He commands us to do what we like, and to trust Him when the path is all sunshine. The real victory of faith is to trust God in the dark, and through the dark. Let us be assured of this, that if the lesson and the rod are of His appointing, and that His all-wise love has engineered the deep tunnel of trial on the heavenward road. He will never desert us during the discipline. The vital thing for us is not to deny and desert Him. Theodore L. Cuyler
wise strong new-york
The thing that impressed me then as now about New York… was the sharp, and at the same time immense, contrast it showed between the dull and the shrewd, the strong and the weak, the rich and the poor, the wise and the ignorant… the strong, or those who ultimately dominated, were so very strong, and the weak so very, very weak - and so very, very many. Theodore Dreiser
wise dream song
It was during this [as a kid] time that I came out of my shell vocally and performance wise, I learned how to really and truly sing in a different way.... my way. It was an amazing experience because I also realized my lifelong dream - to sing my own songs...I have something to say and it was a great release for me to share that part of myself with others. Tessanne Chin
wise men needs
Many words are not proof of the wise man, because the sage only talk when it's needed, and the words are measured and corresponding with the need. Thales
wise wisdom growing-up
I was wise enough to never grow up while fooling most people into believing I had. Margaret Mead
wise simple practice
Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes practice, but we don't have to do anything else. We don't have to advise, or coach, or sound wise. We just have to be willing to sit there and listen. Margaret J. Wheatley
wise men said
The only thing history teaches us, a wise man once said, is that history doesn’t teach us anything. Michael Lewis
wise doubt philosopher
All are sure in their days except the most wise ... He is the wisest philosopher who holds his theory with some doubt. Michael Faraday
wise thinking inspire
It is not sufficient merely to be a great master in painting and very wise, but I think that it is necessary for the painter to be very moral in his mode of life, or even, if such were possible, a saint, so that the Holy Spirit may inspire his intellect. Michelangelo
wise heart men
Heaven-born, the soul a heavenward course must hold; beyond the world she soars; the wise man, I affirm, can find no rest in that which perishes, nor will he lend his heart to ought that doth time depend
wise hero long
In the 1950s and 1960s, the heroes were the long-term investors; today the heroes are the wise guys. Michael Steinhardt
wise party men
A wise man once said-'the skill in attending a party is knowing when it's time to leave,' Michael Stipe
wise wisdom clever
The true use of history, whether civil or military, is not to make man clever for the next time, it is to make him wise forever. Michael Howard
wise clever military
I make no apologies for any inconsistencies or contradictions in my essays. Those who do not change their minds in the course of a decade have probably stopped thinking all together. The true use of history, whether civil or military, is not to make man clever for the next time, it is to make him wise forever.
wise hate ambition
To be wise was to be above joy and sorrow, fear and pity, ambition and humiliation. It was to hate nothing and to love nothing, and above all to be utterly indifferent to the love and hate of others.
wise dog sweet
Through neglect, ignorance, or inability, the new intellectual Borgias cram hairballs down our throats and refuse us the convulsion that could make us well. They have forgotten, if they ever knew, the ancient knowledge that only by being truly sick can one regain health. Even beasts know when it is good and proper to throw up. Teach me how to be sick then, in the right time and place, so that I may again walk in the fields and with the wise and smiling dogs know enough to chew sweet grass. Ray Bradbury
wise tvs territory
There is a lot of territory out there still to explore TV-wise, show-wise, movie-wise, everything. Randy Jackson
wise long creative
The wise learn from the experience of others, and the creative know how to make a crumb of experience go a long way. Eric Hoffer
wise alive events
Changi for me - of course it's easy to be wise after the event, and to discuss it cleverly after the event - was about as near as you can get to being dead and still be alive. James Clavell
wise men decrease
The learned man aims for more. But the wise man decreases. And then decreases again. James Altucher
wise ignorance men
A man remains ignorant because he loves ignorance, and chooses ignorant thoughts; a man becomes wise because he loves wisdom and chooses wise thoughts. James Allen
wise kings men
Who was the fool, who the wise man, beggar or king? Whether poor or rich, all's the same in death. Jacoby Shaddix
wise mean support
I’ve always said that a wise businessperson will support the ANC… because supporting the ANC means you’re investing very well in your business Jacob Zuma
wise mean people
We're not forcing people... you can support and be a supporter, but if you go beyond that and become a member, [and] if you're a businessman, your business will multiply... Everything you touch will multiply. I've always said that a wise businessperson will support the ANC... because supporting the ANC means you're investing very well in your business.
wise smart wiser
Wiser, never wise. Smarter, never smart. Jacque Fresco
wise war fall
I want my fellow citizens to wise up and stop falling for [war]. I try with my limited access, I'm not getting into Kabul with a camera, they're not letting me get into Benghazi with a camera. I do what I can with my flimsy American passport and a visa. The photos are a bit more heavy from Southern Sudan and Haiti and Cuba. Henry Rollins
wise long comfort
I am afforded a bit of easy wonderment in relative comfort as to how humans have lasted so long. Climate- and geography-wise, the planet seems to have little use for us.
wise book writing
As far as poetry, I don't know if I've ever written any. I've read a lot. I just write and it comes out in different forms and shapes. I don't know if I'm any good at it I just really go for it and I'm very prolific book wise only because I own the company. No one tells me 'no' around here.
wise wings cracks
Well, I don't know whether it caused anguish in China, but it was not a wise way to proceed. But one has to remember that it was the first experience. And in a Republican administration, there is a conservative wing that looks at China as the last embodiment of communism, which therefore tends towards a more bellicose rhetoric anyway than I would. It's not the dominant element, but every once in a while they get a crack at public statement. Henry A. Kissinger
wise strong order
You become a superpower by being strong but also by being wise and by being farsighted. But no state is strong or wise enough to create a world order alone.
wise fighting thinking
Well, he keeps saying that, and as defense secretary, of course he has to think of a lot of potential enemies. I do not think it's a wise course to articulate this or to base our policy on it. And I do not see under modern circumstances what we would be fighting about.