Quotes about wise
wise waiting reason
He loved her beyond all reason and didn't expect her to love him back. He was just waiting for her to wise up. Patricia Briggs
wise plato men
A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something. Plato
wise wise-words sufficient
A word to the wise is sufficient Plautus
wise god-provides goods
If you are wise, be wise; keep what goods the gods provide you.
wise men advice
Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.
wise wisdom men
If you are wise, all men will be your friends and kindred, for you will be useful.
wise men gold
May I deem the wise man rich, and may I have such a portion of gold as none but a prudent man can either bear or employ.
wise exercise class
So the state founded on natural principles is wise as a whole in virtue of the knowledge inherent in its smallest constituent class, which exercises authority over the rest. And the smallest class is the one which naturally possesses that form of knowledge which alone of all others deserves the title of wisdom.
wise integrity men
It is better to be wise, and not to seem so, than to seem wise, and not be so; yet men, for the most part, desire the contrary.
wise ignorance evil
Herein is the evil of ignorance, that he who is neither good nor wise is nevertheless satisfied with himself: he had no desire for that of which he feels no want.
wise drinking reading
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading: Henny Youngman. He was a wise man who invented beer
wise emasculation mob-rule
Mob rule and emasculation of the wise' and 'who will watch the guardians'?
wise perfection humanity
If there is a good and wise God, then there also exists a progress of humanity toward perfection.
wise men useless-things
Nothing is more unworthy of a wise man, or ought to trouble him more, than to have allowed more time for trifling, and useless things, than they deserve.
wise communication men
Wise men speak because they have something to say
wise kindness men
If a man says that it is right to give every one his due, and therefore thinks within his own mind that injury is due from a just man to his enemies but kindness to his friends, he was not wise who said so, for he spoke not the truth, for in no case has it appeared to be just to injure any one.
wise ignorance essentials
A wise ignorance is an essential part of knowledge.
wise philosophical poetry
Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.
wise plato love-is
Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods.
wise drinking beer
He was a wise man who invented beer.
wise agreement numbers
Because, unlike courage and wisdom, which made our state brave and wise by being present in a particular part of it, discipline operates by being diffused throughout the whole of it. It produces a concord between its strongest and weakest and middle elements, whether you define them by the standard of good sense, or of strength, or of numbers or money or the like. And so we are quite justified in regarding discipline as this sort of natural harmony and agreement between higher and lower about which of them is to rule in state and individual.
wise honey herbs
Just as bees make honey from thyme, the strongest and driest of herbs, so do the wise profit from the most difficult of experiences.
wise plato heaven
We ought to fly away from earth to heaven as quickly as we can; and to fly away is to become like God, as far as this is possible; and to become like him is to become holy, just, and wise.
wise justice brave
Justice in the individual is now defined analogously to justice in the state. The individual is wise and brave in virtue of his reason and spirit respectively: he is disciplined when spirit and appetite are in proper subordination to reason. He is just in virtue of the harmony which exists when all three elements of the mind perform their proper function and so achieve their proper fulfillment; he is unjust when no such harmony exists.
wise plato men
The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men.
wise cheer men
Our history is every human history; a black and gory business, with more scoundrels than wise men at the lead, and more louts than both put together to cheer and follow. Philip Wylie
wise believe people
We want to believe in the essential, unchanging goodness of people, in their power to resist external pressures, in their rational appraisal and then rejection of situational temptations. We invest human nature with God-like qualities, with moral and rational faculties that make us both just and wise. We simplify the complexity of human experience by erecting a seemingly impermeable boundary between Good and Evil. Philip Zimbardo
wise people enough
It's other people who make us wise, and I haven't known nearly enough. Mary E. Pearson
wise song cutting
I'm not afraid to go out on a limb, style-wise or with lyrics. I don't ever want to be afraid to cut those types of songs because radio might not play it. Lee Ann Womack
wise fighting men
The best fights are the ones you don't have", a wise man once said to me. Lee Child
wise sexy crazy
We become comfortable saying that there's nothing new, and then something like Malarky comes along, which is new and old and different and familiar, but ultimately itself, comfortable in its own skin, wise and smart and crazy-sexy or maybe sexy-crazy-well, you just have to read it to understand. It's a novel that sets its own course, sure and steady, even when it seems like it might be about to go over the edge of the world. Laura Lippman
wise running moving
Get out well, but not too quickly, move through the field, be comfortable. Strategy-wise, go with your strengths. If you don't have a great finish, you must get away to win. I've always found it effective to make a move just before the crest of a hill. You get away just a little and you're gone before your opponent gets over the top. Also, around a tight bend, take off like holy hell. I've done that a number of times. You should not be flying down the home straight. Most of your efforts should have been put forth earlier. John Treacy
wise men careers
I am very healthy. Career wise, even old men get to be in movies. So as long as I am healthy, I will continue to make movies. John Travolta