Quotes about wise
wise enough wise-words
A word to the wise is enough, and many words won't fill a bushel. Benjamin Franklin
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.
wise food men
Fools make feasts and wise men eat them.
wise government opposites
Grievances cannot be redressed until they are known; and they cannot be known but through complaints and petitions. If these are deemed affronts, and the messengers punished as offenders, who will henceforth send petitions? And who will deliver them? Wise governments encouraged the airing of grievances, even those that were lightly founded Foolish governments did the opposite - to their peril. Where complaining is a crime, hope becomes despair.
wise drinking men
Life with Fools consists in Drinking; with the wise Man, living's Thinking.
wise hurt men
A change of fortune hurts a wise man no more than a change of the moon.
wise brave virtue
The wise and the brave dares own that he was wrong.
wise self firsts
The first Degree of Folly, is to conceit one's self wise; the second to profess it; the third to despise Counsel.
wise horse men
The cunning man steals a horse, the wise man lets him alone.
wise money men
Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. There is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of its filling a vacuum, it makes one. If it satisfies one want, it doubles and trebles that want another way. That was a true proverb of the wise man, rely upon it; Better is little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasure, and trouble therewith.
wise men healthy
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise." He planned his routine around waking up at 5 a.m. and asking himself "What good shall I do this day?
wise silly cunning
Be neither silly, nor cunning, but wise
wise men thinking
I think with you, that nothing is of more importance for the public weal, than to form and train up youth in wisdom and virtue. Wise and good men are in my opinion, the strength of the state; more so than riches or arms.
wise men people
That wise Men have in all Ages thought Government necessary for the Good of Mankind; and, that wise Governments have always thought Religion necessary for the well ordering and well-being of Society, and accordingly have been ever careful to encourage and protect the Ministers of it, paying them the highest publick Honours, that their Doctrines might thereby meet with the greater Respect among the common People.
wise light weight
Oh leave the Wise our measures to collate. One thing at least is certain, light has weight. One thing is certain and the rest debate. Light rays, when near the Sun, do not go straight. Arthur Eddington
wise men beauty-and-love
A wise man once said that all human activity is a form of play. And the highest form of play is the search for Truth, Beauty and Love. What more is needed? Should there be a ‘meaning’ as well, that will be a bonus? If we waste time looking for life’s meaning, we may have no time to live — or to play. Arthur C. Clarke
wise book blessing
And I despise your books, I despise wisdom and the blessings of this world. It is all worthless, fleeting, illusory, and deceptive, like a mirage. You may be proud, wise, and fine, but death will wipe you off the face of the earth as though you were no more than mice burrowing under the floor, and your posterity, your history, your immortal geniuses will burn or freeze together with the earthly globe. Anton Chekhov
wise lying men
An enormously vast field lies between "God exists" and "there is no God." The truly wise man traverses it with great difficulty. A Russian knows one or the other of these two extremes, but is not interested in the middle ground. He usually knows nothing, or very little.
wise men soul
They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death.
wise learning ignorance
The greatest wisdom often consist in ignorance. Baltasar Gracian
wise enemy fool
The wise person finds enemies more useful than the fool does friends .
wise luck chance
Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise.
wise learning thinking
Many would be wise if they did not think themselves wise.
wise respect men
Wise men appreciate all men, for they see the good in each and know how hard it is to make anything good.
wise ifs
If you are wise, live as you can; if you cannot, live as you would.
wise fashion knowledge
Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance.
wise wisdom character
The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.
wise understanding sometimes
Sometimes it proves the highest understanding not to understand.
wise advice easy
A wise prince must never take things easy in times of peace.
wise skills luck
There are rules to luck, not everything is chance for the wise; luck can be helped by skill.