Wise Quotes
Silver gray hair Neatly combed in place There were four generations Of love on her face She was so wise No surprise passed her eyes She's seen it all
The mind of man has no defense To equal plain, old common sense. This homely virtue don't despise, If you would be happy as well as wise.
Be you wise and never sad, You will get your lovely lad. Never serious be, nor true, And your wish will come to you-- And if that makes you happy, kid, You'll be the first it ever did.
The wise way to benefit humanity is to attend to your own affairs, and thus give other people an opportunity to look after theirs.
Do you wish the world were better? Let me tell you what to do: Set a watch upon your actions, Keep them always straight and true.
Obviously it's difficult not to compare one record success-wise, or sales-wise, or whatever, but I think you're always going to have moments - whatever record you've got - of insecurity.
Those who are held Wise among men and who search the reasons of things, are those who bring the most sorrow on themselves.
If a man is wise, he gets rich an' if he gets rich, he gets foolish, or his wife does. That's what keeps the money movin' around.
A just and wise magistrate is a blessing as extensive as the community to which he belongs; a blessing which includes all other blessings whatsoever that relate to this life.
Vain-glorious men are the scorn of the wise, the admiration of fools, the idols of paradise, and the slaves of their own vaunts.
The constancy of the wise is only the art of keeping disquietude to one's self.
The wise man will always reflect concerning the quality not the quantity of life.
Thankfully, God brought wise Christian friends alongside to help me discover life-transforming precepts in his Word.
The word enchant comes from the Latin 'incantare', meaning to sing or chant magical words or sounds.
In my library I have profitably and pleasantly dwelt among the shining lights, with which the learned, wise, and holy men of all ages have illuminated the world.
Politics, like theater, is one of those things where you've got to be wise enough to know when to leave.
God forgives not capriciously, but with wise, definite, Divine pre arrangement; forgives universally, on the grounds of atonement and on the condition of repentance and faith.
Whoever would be wise should read the Proverbs; whoever would be holy should read the Psalms.
While it is wise to learn from experience, it is wiser to learn from the experiences of others.
Each step, each strain of the eye Opens out a new horizon; And every day throws in our way Something new, to grow more wise on.
A good writer is an expert on nothing except himself. And on that subject, if he is wise, he holds his tongue.
It is not wise for a man who can get seasick in a rowboat on a mill-pond to attack a Japanese dinner just after a seventeen days voyage across the Pacific.
To the wise man, to the wise nation, the mistakes of the past are the torches of the present.
Let none count themselves wise who have not with the nerves of their imagination felt the pain of the vivisected.
When we are foolish, we want to conquer the world. When we are wise, we want to conquer ourselves. That begins when we do what we should no matter how we feel about it.
Each and every part of the world is a snare for the fool and a means of deliverance for the wise.
The process of discovering who we are and what we are here to do . . . is dependent . . . on our ability to stay positive and to find a silver lining in all events.
If mankind had always been logical and wise, history would not be a long chronicle of folly and crime.
The Almighty implanted in us these inextinguishable feelings for good and wise purposes. They are the guardians of His image in our heart. They distinguish us from the herd of common animals.
A Writer says: read what I have written An historian says: listen to my lecture A critic says: listen to what I think A journalist says: let me tell you a story.
God lead us past the setting of the sun To wizard islands, of august surprise; God make our blunders wise.
See the judge upon the bench who tries the case as best he can, see the wise and wicked ones who feed upon life's sacred fire, see the soldier with his gun who must be dead to be admired.
If the advice of a fool for once happens to be good, it requires a wise man to carry it out.
The wise man does not discriminate; he gathers all the shreds of light, from wherever they may come.
The quad toms are a completely different animal than the standard drum set/trap kit. Playing wise and stylistically, they are two different beasts.
Phoebe Wolkind Ephron cracked wise like Dorothy Parker and looked like Katharine Hepburn.
There's a lot of kids' shows that are really popular ratings-wise, but they don't sell a lot of stuff. A character on a backpack just doesn't have the same appeal as watching it on TV.
The natural way of ensuring that the past continues to live in the present and to inform the future is to write it down.
Time cannot be recycled. When a moment has gone, it is really gone. Wise time management is really wise management of ourselves.
