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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 coffee eye
For lo! the board with cups and spoons is crowned.The berries crackle, and the mill turns round ... At once they gratify their scent and taste.And frequent cups prolong the rich repast... Coffee (which makes the politician wise And see through all things with his half-shut eyes). Alexander Pope
wise doubt mind
Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise and rudely great... He hangs between; in doubt to act or rest; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born to die, and reasoning but to err.
wise army skills
A wise physician, skill'd our wounds to heal, is more than armies to the public weal.
wise long age
But if you'll prosper, mark what I advise, Whom age, and long experience render wise.
wise dream sky
Fly, dotard, fly! With thy wise dreams and fables of the sky.
wise lying pride
Who combats bravely is not therefore brave, He dreads a death-bed like the meanest slave: Who reasons wisely is not therefore wise,- His pride in reasoning, not in acting lies.
wisdom true-life life-is
We live on the brink of disaster because we do not know how to let life alone. We do not respect the living and fruitful contradictions and paradoxes of which true life is full. Thomas Merton
wisdom prayer inspired
The only thing to seek in contemplative prayer is God; and we seek Him successfully when we realize that we cannot find Him unless He shows Himself to us, and yet at the same time that He would not have inspired us to seek Him unless we had already found Him.
wisdom rain limitless
Wisdom is like the rain. Its source is limitless, but it comes down according to the season. Rumi
wisdom islamic able
Innumerable changes of moods are yours, and they are uncontrolled by you. If you knew their origin, you would be able to dominate them. If you cannot localize your own changes, how can you localize that which formed you?
wisdom looks pearls
Whatever pearl you seek, look for the pearl within the pearl!
wisdom islamic men
Botha swimmer and a drowned man are in the water; the latter is borne by the water and controlled by it, while the swimmer is borne along by his own power and of his own volition. Every movement made by the drowned man - indeed, every act and word that issue from him - comes from the water, not from him... The saints are like this. They have died before death.
wisdom islamic ifs-and
The proposition that Muslims are welcome in Britain if, and only if, they stop behaving like Muslims is a doctrine which is incompatible with the principles that guide a free society. Roy Hattersley
wisdom daughter rap
The trouble with being an activist is you end up like Eve and you get kicked out of the Garden of Eden. You know, Eve was the first person who thought for herself. And she still gets a bad rap. I named my daughter after her. Susan Sarandon
wisdom sheep people
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces. Solon
wish left enjoyed
I just left wishing that it was longer because I enjoyed it so thoroughly. Jenny Slate
wish died
I wish I had died before I ever loved anyone but her. Ernest Hemingway
wish may constitution
[M]y wish is, that the Convention may adopt no temporizing expedient, but probe the defects of the Constitution [i.e., the Articles of Confederation] to the bottom, and provide radical cures. George Washington
wish paradise life-is
We do not understand that life is paradise, for it suffices only to wish to understand it, and at once paradise will appear in front of us in its beauty. Fyodor Dostoevsky
wish annoying fallen-angels
Alec keeps sending me annoying photos. Lots of captions like Wish you were here, except not really. Cassandra Clare
wish flags patents
I wish I could put a patent on that thing. That was so straight I had to lean over sideways to see the flag! Gary Player
wish alternatives lennon
If one could have a wish, or an alternative life, I would've liked to have been John Lennon. Gary Oldman
wish hunger wish-you
I wish you all the aloneness you hunger for. Franz Wright
wish
I wish I didn't have to live up to anything. Christine Baranski