Wise Quotes

Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil...

Wise men speak because they have something to say Fools because they have to say something.

Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods.

A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might ...

The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the...

We are all vainer of our luck than of our merits.

The seven wise men of Greece, so famous for their wisdom all the world over, acquired all that fame,...

The world is awash with colours unseen and abuzz with unheard frequencies. Undetected and disregarde...

We now occupy the proud attitude of a sovereign and independent Republic, which will impose upon us ...

But we know that we are no longer the same, and not only know that we are no longer the same, but kn...

Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.

Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend will m...

Let me smile with the wise, and feed with the rich.

I've always said that at the end of the day, on a legal issue, I think a wise old woman and a wise o...

You think it's all obvious and straightforward, this world. But really, it's all in who is doing the...

I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not...

[A]lthough wisdom is built on life experience, the mere accumulation of years guarantees nothing.

Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.

I believe the first draft of a book — even a long one — should take no more than three months…Any lo...

Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and ...

It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the a...

She looked terrible, but very wise.

The enemies cannot destroy the king who has at his service the respect and friendship of the wise me...

Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.

Think wisely before you exercise an action. Having done so however, never look back and regret. That...

Even more than the time when she gave birth, a mother feels her greatest joy when she hears others r...

Even if someone does something that brings bad to you,do something good for them and make them feel ...

Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.

Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.

Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.

Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.

Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.

Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.

Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.

Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.

Kiss my foot, sir; my face is for mouths of consequence.

Such is the nature of men, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more...

A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them o...

The stupid neither forgive nor forget the naive forgive and forget the wise forgive but do not forge...

I'm not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there; it's like relaxing into - and an acceptance of -...

It’s getting more difficult to be wise,” he says, laughing into my ear.I smile at him. “I think that...

He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is only wise.

He who is not just is severe, he who is not wise is sad.

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise mother. These ...

Bankers know that history is inflationary and that money is the last thing a wise man will hoard.

If suffering brings wisdom, I would wish to be less wise.

The conqueror is regarded with awe the wise man commands our respect but it is only the benevolent m...

Only fools imply compliments. The wise man comes right out with it, point-blank. Imply criticism--un...

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity by a nation's pro...

Make men wise, and by that very operation you make them free. Civil liberty follows as a consequence...

It is not fit that every man should travel; it makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.

A wise traveler never despises his own country.

In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the mind before t...

Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man.

I am enormously wise and abysmally ignorant

It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see.

The mind that is wise mourns less for what age takes away than what it leaves behind.

Then you must tell them that love isn't something like a grindstone that's the same thing everywhere...

Though the object of being a Great Power is to be able to fight a Great War, the only way of remaini...

The wisest of the wise may err.

It is best for the wise man not to seem wise.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

Where is instruction in relationships, in the management of career, in the raising of children, in t...

Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart.

Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die? Wise men write many books, in words too hard to u...

In medical science, as in daily life, it was unwise to jump to conclusions

Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.

The trouble with Grace, she thought, is that she is so literal. But that was the trouble with most p...

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident...

Who is wise in love, love most, say least.

Howard Zinn was magical as a teacher. Witty, irreverent, and wise, he loved what he was teaching and...

Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their childre...

Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.

The aspirations of democracy are based on the notion of an informed citizenry, capable of making wis...

I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wis...

There can be no wise politics without thought beforehand.

Quick condemnation of all that is not ours, of views with which we disagree, of ideas that do not at...

They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, ...

Being a good person begins with being a wise person. Then, when you follow your conscience, will you...

Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.

The wise does at once what the fool does at last.

Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise.

Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.

Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance.

It is the part of a wise man, I say, to refresh and restore himself in moderation with pleasant food...

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.

Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.

Some are weather-wise some are otherwise.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so sure of themselves and wis...

Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come to you if you gambl...

What you did tonight was clever,” Wit said. “You turned an attack into a promise. The wisest of men ...

What could be more beautiful than a dear old lady growing wise with age? Every age can be enchanting...

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

When it comes to Chinese food I have always operated under the policy that the less known about the ...

The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge...

No one could be so wise as Thurlow looked.

So may the New Year be a happy one to you, happy to many more whose happiness depends on you!

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are...