Quotes about wise
wise wisdom sometimes
He who hesitates is sometimes wise. Malcolm Forbes
wise thinking planning-ahead
Thinking well to be wise: planning well, wiser: doing well wisest and best of all.
wise want enough
Since you have to do the things you have to do, be wise enough to do some of the things you want to do.
wise men faithful
The business conduct of the disciples of wise men is truthful and faithful.... He does not allow himself to be made a surety or a guarantor and does not accept the power of attorney.... He lends money and is gracious. He shall not take away business from his fellow man. Maimonides
wise moving air
For the elements have the property of moving back to their place in a straight line, but they have no properties which would cause them to remain where they are, or to move other-wise than in a straight line, These rectilinear motions of these four elements when returning to their original place are are of two kinds, either centrifugal,vziz.>the motion of the air and the fire; or centripedal,viz.> the motion of the earth, and the water; and when the elements have reached their original place, they remain at rest.
wise kings men
A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.
wise lying mean
Every man whose character traits all lie in the mean is called a wise man.
wise two bombs
We do not need an atomic bomb. The Iranian nation is wise. It won't build two atomic bombs while you have 20,000 warheads. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
wise simple men
For a bowl of water give a goodly meal; For a kindly greeting bow thou down with zeal; For a simple penny pay thou back with gold; If thy life be rescued, life do not withhold. Thus the words and actions of the wise regard; Every little service tenfold they reward. But the truly noble know all men as one, And return with gladness good for evil done. Mahatma Gandhi
wise mother fighting
I learned from my illiterate but wise mother that all rights to be deserved and preserved came from duty well done. Thus the very right to live accrues to us only when we do the duty of citizenship of the world. From this one fundamental statement, perhaps it is easy enough to define the duties of Man and Woman and correlate every right to some corresponding duty to be first performed. Every other right can be shown to be a usurpation hardly worth fighting for.
wise loss self
I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one's self-respect.
wise spiritual wealth
Seek not greater wealth, but simpler pleasure; not higher fortune, but deeper felicity.
wise fake-people peace
It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.
wise falling-in-love love-you
Isn't Bunson's training evil geniuses?" "Yes, mostly." "Well, is that wise? Having a mess of seedling evil geniuses falling in love with you willy-nilly? What if they feel spurned?" "Ah, but in the interim, think of the lovely gifts they can make you. Monique bragged that one of her boys made her silver and wood hair sticks as anti-supernatural weapons. With amethyst inlay. And another made her an exploding wicker chicken." "Goodness, what's that for?" Dimity pursed her lips. "Who doesn't want an exploding wicker chicken? Gail Carriger
wise waiting unexpectedness
The unexpectedness of life, waiting round every corner, catches even wise women unawares (...) To avoid corners altogether is, after all, to refuse to live. Freya Stark
wise travel art
You will, if you're wise and know the art of travel, let yourself go on the stream of the unknown and accept whatever comes in the spirit in which the gods may offer it.
wise powerful men
Men are not conditioned to be less powerful than a woman. It will be the wise woman who realizes this and is sensitive to that issue. Joyce Brothers
wise confused stupid
At sixteen I was stupid, confused and indecisive. At twenty-five I was wise, self-confident, prepossessing and assertive. At forty-five I am stupid, confused, insecure and indecisive. Who would have supposed that maturity is only a short break in adolescence? Jules Feiffer
wise made
Music wasn't made to make us wise, but better natured. Josh Billings
wise men solitude
A wise man never enjoys himself so much, nor a fool so little, as when alone.
wise men profit
It's a wise man who profits by his own experience, but it's a good deal wiser one who lets the rattlesnake bite the other fellow.
wise men want
It is true that wealth won't make a man virtuous, but I notice there ain't anybody who wants to be poor just for the purpose of being good.
wise men thinking
What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul I suppose this depends somewhat upon the size of the soul. I think there are cases where the trade would do.
wise aging folks
Some folks as they grow older grow wise but most folks simply grow stubborner.
wise wisdom men
A man cannot learn to be wise any more than he can learn to be handsome.
wise confidence men
Wise men have but few confidants, and cunning ones none.
wise learning experience
There is nothing so easy to learn as experience and nothing so hard to apply.
wise men doe
Experience makes more timid men than it does wise ones.
wise stupidity-and-ignorance folks
Some folks are wise and some otherwise.
wise men ideals
Make the wise man within you your living ideal. Karl G. Maeser
wise philosophy mean
The Greek word for philosopher (philosophos) connotes a distinction from sophos. It signifies the lover of wisdom (knowledge) as distinguished from him who considers himself wise in the possession of knowledge. This meaning of the word still endures: the essence of philosophy is not the possession of the truth but the search for truth....Philosophy means to be on the way. Its questions are more essential than its answers, and every answer becomes a new question. Karl Jaspers
wise health winning
Dieting is the only game where you win when you lose! Karl Lagerfeld
wise men sea
Politics is like navigation in a sea without charts, and wise men live the lives of pilgrims. Joyce Cary