Quotes about wise
wise character men
God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man, and sits enthroned in yonder heavens! That is the great secret.... It is the first principle of the Gospel to know for a certainty the Character of God, and to know... that he was once a man like us.... Here, then, is eternal life - to know the only wise and true God; and you have got to learn how to be Gods yourselves... the same as all Gods have done before you... Joseph Smith, Jr.
wise wisdom prayer
The best way to obtain truth and wisdom is not to ask from books, but to go to God in prayer, and obtain divine teaching.
wise people kind
People can do all kinds of things that maybe aren't wise in hindsight because of jealousy. Kristin Bauer van Straten
wise believe states
States have always needed intellectuals to con the public into believing that its rule is wise, good, and inevitable Murray Rothbard
wise fashion men
We ought always to conform to the manners of the greater number, and so behave as not to draw attention to ourselves. Excess either way shocks, and every man truly wise ought to attend to this in his dress as well as language, never to be affected in anything and follow without being in too great haste the changes of fashion. Moliere
wise wisdom patience
A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.
wise perfect wish
All extremes does perfect reason flee, And wishes to be wise quite soberly.
wise perfect sobriety
Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.
wise strong character
In all tests of character, when two viewpoints are pitted against one another, in the final analysis the thing that will strike you the most, is not who was right or wrong, strong or weak, wise or foolish.... but who would go to the greatest lengths in considering the other's perspective. Mike Dooley
wise witty believe
It is perfectly possible to live a very moral life without a belief in God, and I think it's perfectly possible to live a life peppered with ill-doing and believe in God. J. K. Rowling
wise mother father
I'm serious, Harry, don't go." But Harry only had one thought in his head, which was to get back in front of the mirror, and Ron wasn't going to stop him. That third night he found his way more quickly than before. He was walking so fast he knew he was making more noise than was wise, but he didn't meet anyone. And there were his mother and father smiling at him again, and one of his grandfathers nodding happily. Harry sank down to sit on the floor in front of the mirror. There was nothing to stop him from staying here all night with his family. Nothing at all.
wise witty book
If it's a good book, anyone will read it. I'm totally unashamed about still reading things I loved in my childhood.
wise responsibility thinking
I think you have a moral responsibility when you've been given far more than you need, to do wise things with it and give intelligently.
wise mother witty
I think the single biggest thing that money gave me-and obviously I came from a place where I was a single mother and it really was hand to mouth at one point. It was literally as poor as you can get in Britain without being homeless at one point. If you've ever been there you will never, ever take for granted that you don't need to worry. Never.
wise men fool
Fools make researches and wise men exploit them. H. G. Wells
wise sorry war
Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.
wise real men
The highfalutin aims of democracy, whether real or imaginary, are always assumed to be identical with its achievements. This, of course, is sheer hallucination. Not one of those aims, not even the aim of giving every adult a vote, has been realized. It has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good. H. L. Mencken
wise gratitude flower
A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin or when he sees silver he looks for the cloud it lines. A wise happy person does the exact opposite.
wise men foolish-man
Some immemorial imbecilities have been added deliberately, on the ground that it is just as interesting to note how foolish men have been as to note how wise they have been.
wise wisdom women
No matter how long he lives, no man ever becomes as wise as the average woman of forty-eight.
wise running wisdom
It is impossible to imagine the universe run by a wise, just and omnipotent God, but it is quite easy to imagine it run by a board of gods.
wise freedom men
Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good.
wise writing said
A very wise author once said that a writer writes for himself, and then publishes for money. I write for myself and publish just for the reader Guillermo Cabrera Infante
wise clever believe
Any legend, any creature, any symbol we ever stumble on, already exists in a vast cosmic reservoir where archetypes wait. Shapes looming outside our Platonic cave. We naturally believe ourselves clever and wise, so advanced, and those who came before us so naïve and simple…when all we truly do is echo the order of the universe, as it guides us… Guillermo del Toro
wise song artist
I've always loved doing covers. Some artists don't like covers. Some listeners don't like covers. But I love them. It gives you a new perspective production-wise. It's easier for me, if I'm starting a new record, I like to produce a few songs that aren't mine just so it frees me up not to worry about it so much. Greg Laswell
wise believe men
We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism. We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it, that the only way to detect it is to be free to inquire. We know that in secrecy error undetected will flourish and subvert. J. Robert Oppenheimer
wise strong adversity
May our adversities make us strong. May our victories make us wise. May our actions make us proud. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
wise brave valor
A sad, wise valor is the brave complexion. George Herbert
wise advise old-and-wise
Though old and wise, yet still advise.
wise hands mouths
The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes. [The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speaks.]
wise foolish
The least foolish is wise.
wise deeds
The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the deede, the French after the deede. [The Italians are wise before the deed, the Germens in the deed, the French after the deed.]
wise men errands
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him. [Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.]