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wise art stars
[Wise men] have tried to understand our state of being, by grasping at its stars, or its arts, or its economics. But, if there is an underlying oneness of all things, it does not matter where we begin, whether with stars, or laws of supply and demand, or frogs, or Napoleon Bonaparte. One measures a circle, beginning anywhere. Charles Fort
wise vegas guy
When I first went to Vegas, there were just high-rollers and gamblers and the wise guys treated you great. Don Rickles
wise war preparation
It is wise statesmanship which suggests that in time of peace we must prepare for war, and it is no less a wise benevolence that makes preparation in the hour of peace for assuaging the ills that are sure to accompany war. Clara Barton
wise children speak
The Wise are silent, the Foolish speak, and children are thus led astray. Algernon Blackwood
wise fall men
[A]ll popular and well-mixed governments [republics] . . . are ever established by wise and good men, and can never be upheld otherwise than by virtue: The worst men always conspiring against them, they must fall, if the best have not power to preserve them. . . . [and] unless they be preserved in a great measure free from vices . . . . Algernon Sidney
wise hurt men
Machiavel, discoursing on these matters, finds virtue to be so essentially necessary to the establishment and preservation of liberty, that he thinks it impossible for a corrupted people to set up a good government, or for a tyranny to be introduced if they be virtuous; and makes this conclusion, 'That where the matter (that is, the body of the people) is not corrupted, tumults and disorders do not hurt; and where it is corrupted, good laws do no good:' which being confirmed by reason and experience, I think no wise man has ever contradicted him.
wise wisdom safety
There is no safety-net to protect against attraction. Algernon Charles Swinburne
wise may bases
You cannot be wise without some basis of knowledge, but you may easily acquire knowledge and remain bare of wisdom. Alfred North Whitehead
wise intelligent intelligence
Intelligence is quickness to apprehend as distinct form ability, which is capacity to act wisely on the thing apprehended.
maybe
There's just something about youth and comedy that go together. Maybe it's that foolishness, that silliness that you can get away with when you're younger, that you can't get away with when you're older. Joe Flaherty
may bends-in-the-road ends
What appears to be the end of the road may simply be a bend in the road. Robert H. Schuller
may be-good
I may be good for nothing, but I'm never bad for nothing. Sydney Biddle Barrows
may photograph given
A photograph passes for incontrovertible proof that a given thing happened. The picture may distort; but there is always a presumption that something exists, or did exist, which is like what’s in the picture Susan Sontag
may want respect-me
I don't want to be liked. I want to be respected. Because if you like me you can throw me away too quick. If you respect me, you may not even like what I was wearing, but you'll say, "I respect that." Ray Lewis
may thrones christ
There's a throne in each life big enough for only one. Christ may be on that throne, or money may be. But both cannot occupy it. Randy Alcorn
may subjects understood
The more a subject is understood, the more briefly it may be explained. Thomas Jefferson
may rosebuds
Gather ye rosebuds, while ye may... Robert Herrick
may obstacles poise
All great undertakings are achieved through mighty obstacles. Keep up the deepest mental poise. Take not even the slightest notice of what puerile creatures may be saying against you. Swami Vivekananda
bases deserved job
We didn't play well enough to win. We had a 7-2 lead. We had the bases loaded. They did a better job and deserved to win. Bobby Howard