The Wise Quotes

War's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.

I read your piece on Plato. Holmes, when you strike at a king, you must kill him.

The wise never marry, and when they marry they become otherwise.

Criticizing is easy, art is difficult.

There is but one genuine love potion - consideration.

The best fights are the ones you don't have", a wise man once said to me.

Personal Vision is often the catalyst for wise decisions.

The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.

Yes, God uses the uneducated to confound the wise. But that doesn't make ignorance a virtue.

In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.

Chastisement is designed for our good, to promote our highest interests. Look beyond the rod to the All-wise hand that wields it!

As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish.

A wise word is more rare than the green emerald, and one can find the word of wisdom even amongst the slave girls making grain.

No man was ever wise by chance.

Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich, so knowledge which cannot apply will make no man wise.

The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.

Never rebel for the sake of rebelling, but always rebel for the sake of truth.

Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge.

Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.

Don't do anything that you wouldn't feel comfortable reading about in the newspaper the next day.

Asking is the beginning of receiving.

The productivity of work is not the responsibility of the worker but of the manager.

Coffee which makes the politician wise, and see through all things with his half-shut eyes.

It is wise for us to forget our troubles, there are always new ones to replace them.

The spirit of rebellion is present in every great city, and the great task of wise government is to keep it dormant, for if it wakes it is a torrent which no dam can hold back.

In the common run of mankind, for one that is wise and good you find ten of a contrary character.

If you are the boss it's wise to remember that there are lots of things you don't know and lots of people who hope you won't find out.

Small improvements in the way you use your time can translate into major differences in your life.

Since we are already Buddhas, happy and suffering Buddhas, wise and confused Buddhas, we are already Buddha.

The wise are always impatient, for he that increases knowledge increases impatience of folly.

We can hardly escape the feeling that the unconscious process moves spiral-wise round a centre, gradually getting closer, while the characteristics of the centre grow more and more distinct.

The wise persono would rather see others needing him than thanking him.

The first step towards madness is to think oneself wise.

In peace, a wise man makes preparations for war.

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.

I am wise enough to know that there are some perils from which a man must flee.

Children are wise in a funny kind of way. They haven't developed so many vested interests of self. There is a wisdom, a lack of self-consciousness, that is innocence.

Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics.

You become a superpower by being strong but also by being wise and by being farsighted. But no state is strong or wise enough to create a world order alone.

We must not return to the practice of hiding our defects so they may not be seen. That would be neither honest nor revolutionary.

I was born wise. Street-wise, people-wise, self-wise. This wisdom was my birthright.

An ingenious web of probabilities is the surest screen a wise man can place between himself and the truth.

Wise are they who have learned these truths: Trouble is temporary. Time is tonic. Tribulation is a test tube.

Wise men, like wine, are best when old; pretty women, like bread, are best when young.

Today, certain people file for bankruptcy, businesses and individuals, and it no longer has the stigma it once had. Now it's almost considered wise, a way to regroup and come back again.

A company that cannot self-correct cannot thrive.

The whole point of marriage is to encourage your partner's development and have them encourage yours.

It's easier to be original and foolish than original and wise.

Your voice takes you to your heart.

He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.