The Wise Quotes

The most exquisite folly is made of wisdom spun too fine.

Nature herself makes the wise man rich.

The wise know their limitations; the foolish do not.

Be still, then, thou uneasy mortal; know that God is unerringly wise; and be assured that, amidst the greatest multiplicity of beings, He does not overlook thee.

Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.

She had always been too wise to tell him all she thought and felt, knowing by some intuition of her own womanhood that no man wants to know everything of any woman.

The first proof of a well-ordered mind is to be able to pause and linger within itself.

It pays to be prepared.

You can't beat women anyhow and that if you are wise or dislike trouble and uproar you don't even try to.

You are not wise enough to fear me as I should be feared.

In every difficult situation is potential value. Believe this, then begin looking for it.

Always remember that problems contain values that have improvement potential.

Hip is the sophistication of the wise primitive in a giant jungle.

It is a great pleasure to transport one's-self into the spirit of the times; to see how a wise man has thought before us, and to what a glorious height we have at last carried it.

Go to bed early, get up early-this is wise.

It is a maxim of wise government to treat people not as they should be but as they actually are.

People always fancy that we must become old to become wise; but, in truth, as years advance, it is hard to keep ourselves as wise as we were.

The follies of the wise man are known to himself, but hidden from the world.

We cannot advance without new experiments in living, but no wise man tries every day what he has proved wrong the day before.

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.

Try seeing your world and yourself this way, eyes open to whatever is before you, mind free of dichotomies. Are you good or bad, fragile or tough, wise or foolish? Yes. And so am I.

We are, every one of us, like a wise guru in charge of a mental patient.

Silence is the best answer to a fool.

Whoever is not too wise is wise. [Lat., Quisquis plus justo non sapit, ille sapit.]

I hold those wise who know how to be happy.

The one knowing what is profitable, and not the man knowing many things, is wise.

It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship.

You can't get wise with sleep still in your eyes no matter what your dream might be.

A wise man who stands firm is a statesman, a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe.

For ocean, whale is a small fish; for wise man, small fish is an ocean! Sun, hides in the candle!

It takes a very strong head to keep secrets for years and not go slightly mad. It isn't wise to be advised by anyone slightly mad.

Wise criticism always begins with self-criticism.

A wise woman never yields by appointment. It should always be an unforeseen happiness.

It's always wise to raise questions about the most obvious and simple assumptions.

There is not a better day in the world to be spent than with a lot of wise old cowmen around barbecued beef, black coffee and good "free holy" beans.

A major stimulant to creative thinking is focused questions. There is something about a well-worded question that often penetrates to the heart of the matter and triggers new ideas and insights.

A wasted youth is better by far than a wise and productive old age.

How do you know antiquity was foolish? How do you know the present is wise? Who made it foolish? Who made it wise?

Wise is what you want to be. Smart is easy compared to wise.

I'm considered wise, and sometimes I see myself as knowing. Most of the time, I see myself as wanting to know. And I see myself as a very interested person. I've never been bored in my life.

Time itself is an individual gift. It is wise to cherish it carefully and give it away generously.

I'm 48 now and whatever I get music-wise, I get from my kids and that's it. I don't think I'll ever be hip again!

The ultimate in disposing one's troops is to be without ascertainable shape. Then the most penetrating spies cannot pry in nor can the wise lay plans against you.

To fear death, gentlemen, is no other than to think oneself wise when one is not, to think one knows what one does not know.

It's not wise to violate rules until you know how to observe them.

There is no gown or garment that worse becomes a woman than when she will be wise.

May I consider the wise man rich, and may I have such wealth as only the self-restrained man can bear or endure.

Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.

Wise and prudent men and intelligent conservatives have long known that in a changing world worthy institutions can be conserved only by adjusting them to the changing time.

Delay not till tomorrow to be wise; tomorrow's sun to thee may neve rise.