Quotes about wise
wise men wise-man-once-said
As a wise man once said: Wherever you go, there you are. Mike Brady
wise decisions-we-make parent
I'm really close to my family, and we talk through things. My parents are so amazing, they're brilliant. We try to take one step at a time and be wise about the decisions we make and keep our values and the things that are important. Naomi Scott
wise men mystery
Africa has her mysteries, and even a wise man cannot understand them. But a wise man respects them Miriam Makeba
wise biblical thinking
If we think of the Holy Spirit only as an impersonal power or influence, then our thought will constantly be, how can I get hold of and use the Holy Spirit; but if we think of Him in the biblical way as a divine Person, infinitely wise, infinitely holy, infinitely tender, then our thought will constantly be, 'How can the Holy Spirit get hold of and use me?' R. A. Torrey
wise lying wrath
Like Muslims we assume that God will judge us "on balance." If our good deeds outweigh our bad deeds, we will arrive safely in heaven. But, alas, if our evil deeds outweigh our good ones, we will suffer the wrath of God in hell. We may be "marred" by sin but in no wise devastated by it. We still have the ability to balance our sins with our own righteousness. This is the most monstrous lie of all. R. C. Sproul
wise men self
There are men steady and wise whose body, words and mind are self-controlled. They are the men of supreme self-control. Publilius Syrus
wise men decision
Wise man also fears a weak enemy. Publilius Syrus
wise wisdom who-we-are
It is sometimes wise to forget who we are. Publilius Syrus
wise men evil
The wise man avoids evil by anticipating it. Publilius Syrus
wise men refuse
A wise man never refuses anything to necessity. Publilius Syrus
wise discovery grows
He bids fair to grow wise who has discovered that he is not so. Publilius Syrus
wise future men
The wise man guards against the future as if it were the present. Publilius Syrus
wise latin complicated-relationship
The gods never let us love and be wise at the same time. Publilius Syrus
wise gains mishaps
He is truly wise who gains wisdom from another's mishap. Publilius Syrus
wise men thought-provoking
A wise man will be master of his mind, a fool will be its slave. Publilius Syrus
wise wisdom men
From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own. Publilius Syrus
wise fun crazy
Because you have very limited time and you have to be very judicious and wise about how you spend it. But otherwise, I've always been - ever since I was a kid, I've always been coming up with ideas. So I'm able to come up with crazy ideas twice for two collections! It's fun. Prabal Gurung
wise thinking problem
We think a wise person is someone who solves problems. Truth is, a wise person is someone who avoids problems. Prem Rawat
wise stars fall
Better a life like a falling star, brief bright across the dark, than the long, long waiting of the immortals, loveless and cheerlessly wise. Poul Anderson
wise men fool
Fools multiply when wise men are silent. Nelson Mandela
wise whole cycles
Wise it is to comprehend the whole. Neil Young
wise lying book
The truly wise man is he who believes the Bible against the opinions of any man. If the Bible says one thing, and any body of men says another, the wise man will decide, "This book is the Word of him who cannot lie". R. A. Torrey
wise men done
A wise man will see to it that his acts always seem voluntary and not done by compulsion, however much he may be compelled by necessity. Niccolo Machiavelli
wise men perfection
the wise man should always follow the roads that have been trodden by the great, and imitate those who have most excelled, so that if he cannot reach their perfection, he may at least acquire something of its savour. Niccolo Machiavelli
wise wisdom opportunity
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally. Niccolo Machiavelli
wise men law
In truth, there never was any remarkable lawgiver amongst any people who did not resort to divine authority, as otherwise his laws would not have been accepted by the people; for there are many good laws, the importance of which is known to be the sagacious lawgiver, but the reasons for which are not sufficiently evident to enable him to persuade others to submit to them; and therefore do wise men, for the purpose of removing this difficulty, resort to divine authority. Niccolo Machiavelli
wise mean government
A wise prince will seek means by which his subjects will always and in every possible condition of things have need of his government, and then they will always be faithful to him. Niccolo Machiavelli
wise advice shrewdness
A prince who is not himself wise cannot be wisely advised. . . . Good advice depends on the shrewdness of the prince who seeks it, and not the shrewdness of the prince on good advice. Niccolo Machiavelli
wise men opinion
It has always been the opinion and judgment of wise men that nothing can be so uncertain as fame or power not founded on its own strength. Niccolo Machiavelli
wise philosophical reality
A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interests. Niccolo Machiavelli
wise past men
Wise men say, and not without reason, that whosoever wished to foresee the future might consult the past. Niccolo Machiavelli
wise adversity blow
A wise prince then...should never be idle in times of peace but should industriously lay up stores of which to avail himself in times of adversity so that when fortune abandons him he may be prepared to resist her blows. Niccolo Machiavelli
wise should rely
A wise ruler should rely on what is under his own control, not on what is under the control of others. Niccolo Machiavelli