The Wise Quotes

Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.

Mortals seldom know how greatly they are influenced by fairies, knooks and ryls, who often put thoughts into their heads that only the wise little immortals could have conceived.

The wise man tests before he talks. The critic but follows the fad of a cynical and apathetic age.

I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide.

Every evil is some good spelt backwards, and in it the wise know how to read Wisdom.

Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.

We live in an age that reads too much to be wise, and that thinks too much to be beautiful.

An order of government, established by such an all-wise, powerful being, must be good and perfect, and must be calculated to promote the permanent peace, happiness, and well-being of all his subjects

Those who are wise ambassadors of the word have no other object in view than to free as far as they can their hearers from weak opinions, and to endue them with intelligence.

Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man's tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.

The essential question is not, "How busy are you?" but "What are you busy at?"

Few things are necessary to make the wise man happy while no amount of material wealth would satisfy a fool. I am not a fool.

A loving trust in the Author of the Bible is the best preparation for a wise study of the Bible.

The Wise Man is square but not sharp, honest but not not malign, straight but not severe, bright but not dazzling.

The wise man does not lay up treasure. The more he expends on others, the more he gains for himself. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.

The Earth turns to Gold, in the hands of the wise.

A true Friendship is as wise as it is tender. The parties to it yield implicitly to the guidance of their love, and know no otherlaw nor kindness.

The poet is like the wise fool or like a version of the stand-up, because we're standing, we're doing stand-up. That's exactly what we're doing.

Mob rule and emasculation of the wise' and 'who will watch the guardians'?

Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the gods; desired by those who have no part in him, and precious to those who have the better part in him.

When men succeed, even their neighbors think them wise.

Wise anger is like fire from a flint: there is great ado to get it out; and when it does come, it is out again immediately.

It is a wise mans part, rather to avoid sickness, than to wish for medicines.

Friends never make assumptions about you. They never expect a reason to go out with you. In fact friends only expect you to be you.

To be a Jew is to be strong with a strength that has outlived persecutions. It is to be wise against ignorance, honest against piracy, harmless against evil, kind against cruelty

Truth, like milk, arrives in the dark But even so, wise dogs don't bark. Only mongrels make it hard For the milkman to come up the yard.

No man is wise enough to be another man's master. Each man's as good as the next -- if not a damn sight better.

It's always better to be wise than to be smart.

Through all of our various Christmas traditions, I hope that we are focused first upon the Lord Jesus Christ. Wise men still adore Him.

I would go out into the desert. The desert was my teacher. I didn't know about gurus and wise people-I wasn't a reader.

Mmm....she's doomed! You're doomed!! They're all doomed! Notice I didn't specify what kind of doom, so no matter what happens, I predicted it. How very WISE of me.

It is not strength, but art, obtains the prize, And to be swift is less than to be wise.

A wise judge may let mercy temper justice but may not let mercy undo it.

It is a wise child that knows his own father. [Lat., Nondum enim quisquam suum parentem ipse cognosvit.]

In the wise words of Mahatma Gandhi: have a sense of humor.

The wise determine from the gravity of the case; the irritable, from sensibility to oppression; the high minded, from disdain and indignation at abusive power in unworthy hands.

Everyone needs a spiritual guide: a minister, rabbi, counselor, wise friend, or therapist. My own wise friend is my dog.

Anger is short-lived madness.

A wise prince must never take things easy in times of peace.

If a wise man behaves prudently, how can he be overcome by his enemies? Even a single man, by right action, can overcome a host of foes.

Numberless arts appear foolish whose secret motives are most wise and weighty.

What you fear most of all is - fear. Very wise.

For even the very wise cannot see all ends.

Your thief looks Exactly like the rest, or rather better; 'Tis only at the bar, and in the dungeon, That wise men know your felon by his features.

Numerous are the academic professors, but rare are wise and noble teachers.

To-day, to-day, be wise, be wise.

The wise become as the unwise in the enchanted chambers of Power, whose lamps make every face the same colour.

Wise elders will likely be those individuals who stay both mentally and physically vital throughout life.

It is wise not to seek a secret, and honest not to reveal one.

Let's all wise up. Some of us aren't fighting the fire; we're playing with fire. Flirting with the devil. Stop it! Stop it now before all hell literally breaks loose.