Quotes about wise
wise children heart
All those evil doctrines about God that work misery and madness have their origin in the brains of the wise and prudent, not in the hearts of children. George MacDonald
wise eye fool
Whose work is it but your own to open your eyes? But indeed the business of the universe is to make such a fool out of you that you will know yourself for one, and begin to be wise.
wise children party
The truly wise talk little about religion and are not given to taking sides on doctrinal issues. When they hear people advocating or opposing the claims of this or that party in the church, they turn away with a smile such as men yield to the talk of children. They have no time, they would say, for that kind of thing. They have enough to do in trying to faithfully practice what is beyond dispute.
wise party gay
The joy of joys is the person of light but unmalicious humor. If you know any one who is gay, beguiling and amusing, you will, if you are wise, do everything you can to make him prefer your house and your table to any other; for where he is, the successful party is also. Emily Post
wise eye angel
I thought that I was in heaven But I was sure surprised Heaven help me, I didn't see The devil in your eyes You look like an angel Walk like an angel Talk like an angel But I got wise You're the devil in disguise Oh yes you are The devil in disguise Elvis Presley
wise angel evil
You look like an angel, walk like an angel, talk like an angel. But I got wise, you're the devil in disguise.
wise unrequited-love memorable
He could remember all about it now; the pitiful figure he must have cut; the absurd way in which he had gone and done the very thing he had so often agreed with himself in thinking would be the most foolish thing in the world; and had met with exactly the consequences which, in these wise moods, he had always foretold were certain to follow, if he ever did make such a fool of himself. Elizabeth Gaskell
wise wisdom stupid
Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom.
wise voice forever
This was my voice, but perfectly wise, calm and compassionate. This was what my voice would sound like if I’d only ever experienced love and certainty in my life. How can I describe the warmth of affection in that voice, as it gave me the answer that would forever seal my faith in the divine? Elizabeth Gilbert
wise men together
Atten. Pray of what disease did Mr. Badman die, for now I perceive we are come up to his death? Wise. I cannot so properly say that he died of one disease, for there were many that had consented, and laid their heads together to bring him to his end. He was dropsical, he was consumptive, he was surfeited, was gouty, and, as some say, he had a tang of the pox in his bowels. Yet the captain of all these men of death that came against him to take him away, was the consumption, for it was that that brought him down to the grave. John Bunyan
wise reading next-day
Don't do anything that you wouldn't feel comfortable reading about in the newspaper the next day. Joel Osteen
wise waiting moments
The wise wait for their moment, but never let it pass. Joe Abercrombie
wise men fool
The fool strikes. The wise man smiles, and watches, and learns. Then strikes.
wise ignorant funny-travel
Travel brings wisdom only to the wise. It renders the ignorant more ignorant than ever.
wise party home
Recently I heard a 'wise guy' story that I had a party at my home for twenty-five men. It's an interesting story, but I don't know twenty-five men I'd want to invite ta a party. Joan Crawford
wise men stupidity
That's a wise substitution by Terry Venables: three fresh man, three fresh legs. Jimmy Hill
wise guitar imagination
The guitar to me, from the classical/gut-string guitar right through to Hendrix, et cetera, has all the range [of sound]. Within those six strings it is incredible what one can get sound-wise. It's just down to imagination, really. Jimmy Page
wise heal-itself body
My body is very wise; it knows how to heal itself. Louise Hay
wise pride wise-words
My word is my pride, the wisdom is weak, and that's word from the wise. Lil Wayne
wise ideas useful-things
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
wise keys people
The key to success in life is using the good thoughts of wise people.
wise meaningful gratitude
If there is one thing the psychic taught me, it's that people and events are rarely who and what we think they are. They are more meaningful, more worth our attention-part of some finely choreographed, eternal dance that we would be wise to bow down before in gratitude and humility Leslie Morgan Steiner
wise ignorance issues
According to our social science, we can be or become wise in all matters of secondary importance, but we have to be resigned to utter ignorance in the most important respect: we cannot have any knowledge regarding the ultimate principles of our choices, i.e. regarding their soundness or unsoundness... We are then in the position of beings who are sane and sober when engaged in trivial business and who gamble like madmen when confronted with serious issues. Leo Strauss
wise meaningful men
The silence of a wise man is always meaningful.
wise overcoming-addiction special
Life is meant to be a celebration! It shouldn't be necessary to set aside special times to remind us of this fact. Wise is the person who finds a reason to make every day a special one. Leo Buscaglia
wise teacher jesus
If Jesus is the Son of God, his teachings are more than just good ideas from a wise teacher; they are divine insights on which I can confidently build my life. Lee Strobel
wise discipline band
It is never wise to slip the bands of discipline. Lew Wallace
wise justice unjust
While craving justice for ourselves, it is never wise to be unjust to others.
wise blessing water-of-life
If in the well and truly made martini DeVoto finds "water of life" and the blessing to the spirit, so also DeVoto's The Hour brings to its readers the breath of life and a vision of themselves made generous, indomitable and wise. Lewis H. Lapham
wise would-be wonderland
If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see? Lewis Carroll
wise fall order
Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them. Joseph Story
wise liars dumb
It's a wise person, I guess, who knows he's dumb, and an honest person who knows he's a liar. And it's a dumb person, I guess, whose convinced he's wise...-Bob Slocum Joseph Heller
wise smart men
Clevinger was a troublemaker and a wise guy. Lieutenant Scheisskopf knew that Clevinger might cause even more trouble if he wasn't watched. Yesterday it was the cadet officers; tomorrow it might be the world. Clevinger had a mind, and Lieutenant Scheisskopf had noticed that people with minds tended to get pretty smart at times. Such men were dangerous, and even the new cadet officers whom Clevinger had helped into office were eager to give damning testimony against him. The case against Clevinger was open and shut. The only thing missing was something to charge him with.