Quotes about wise
wise rich
He that is rich is wise. Daniel Defoe
wise men fool
I have since often observed, how incongruous and irrational the common temper of mankind is, especially of youth ... that they are not ashamed to sin, and yet are ashamed to repent; not ashamed of the action for which they ought justly to be esteemed fools, but are ashamed of the returning, which only can make them be esteemed wise men.
wise too-late never-too-late
It is never too late to be wise.
wise real class
Julie Orringer is the real thing, a breathtaking chronicler of the secrets and cruelties underneath the surface of middle-class American life. These are terrific stories-wise, compassionate and haunting. Dan Chaon
wise interesting pay
Almost anything that you pay close, direct attention to becomes interesting. David Foster Wallace
wise men soul-and-body
To say no at the right time, and then stand by it, is the first element of success. He is the wise man who, for all his life, can keep mind and soul and body clean. David Starr Jordan
wise heart past
Only the human heart can live in present moment awareness. The human mind cannot, because its essential nature is to ponder the past and plan the future. This is why all wise beings encourage us to go beyond the mind into the timeless, boundless transcendence of heart-centered awareness. David Simon
wise worry decision
My parents are very proud of my success but still worry, as Im in a profession where there is no guarantee of work. They have always supported my decision to go into acting, but there have been tough times work-wise. David Harewood
wise men laughing
Wise men listen and laugh, while fools talk. Curtis Jackson
wise wisdom men
For one word a man is often deemed to be wise, and for one word he is often deemed to be foolish. We should be careful indeed what we say. Confucius
wise pride men
A wise man has dignity without pride; a fool has pride without dignity.
wise inspiration
What the wise seek is in themselves
wise strong men
There are three things against which the wise man guards: lust when young, quarrels when strong, and covetousness when old.
wise fear anxiety
The way of the superior person is threefold; virtuous, they are free from anxieties; wise they are free from perplexities; and bold they are free from fear.
wise men waste
Not to discuss with a man worthy of conversation is to waste the man. To discuss with a man not worthy of conversation is to waste words. The wise waste neither men nor words.
wise men foolish-man
He Who Knows And Knows That He Knows Is A Wise Man - Follow Him; He Who Knows Not And Knows Not That He Knows Not Is A Fool - Shun Him
wise spiritual people
When a person should be spoken with, and you don't speak with them, you lose them. When a person shouldn't be spoken with and you speak to them, you waste your breath. The wise do not lose people, nor do they waste their breath.
wise adversity men
Without goodness a man cannot endure adversity for long, nor can he enjoy prosperity for long. The good man is naturally at ease with goodness. The wise man cultivates goodness for its advantage.
wise anxiety virtuous
The wise are free from perplexities; the virtuous from anxiety; and the bold from fear.
wise brave unhappy
He who is really good can never be unhappy. He who is really wise can never be perplexed. He who is really brave is never afraid.
wise reality men
The wise men of antiquity, when they wished to make the whole world peaceful and happy, first put their own States into proper order. Before putting their States into proper order, they regulated their own families. Before regulating their families, they regulated themselves. Before regulating themselves, they tried to be sincere in their thoughts. Before being sincere in their thoughts, they tried to see things exactly as they really were.
wise philosophical men
A fool marvels at rare things, but a wise man at common ones.
wise ignorant
Only the supremely wise and the ignorant do not alter.
wise moving men
The wise man delights in water, the Good man delights in mountains. For the wise move; but the Good stay still. The wise are happy; but the good secure.
wise goodness select
Being in humaneness is good. If we select other goodness and thus are far apart from humaneness, how can we be the wise?
wise wisdom attitude
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
wise men hands
If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.
wise men bunkers
Either a wise man will not go into bunkers, or, being in, he will endure such things as befall him with patience. Andrew Lang
wise winning men
The reputation of a Don Juan gives to a man the most dangerous power. Wise virgins resist it, but foolish virgins frequently yield to the desire to take a celebrated lover from a rival - even from a friend. This emotion is a complex one, mad up of vanity, respect for another woman's taste, and the need to establish self-assurance by winning a difficult victory. Don Juan chose his first mistresses; later he was chosen. Andre Maurois
wise food men
Cabbage: a familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man's head. Ambrose Bierce
wise buddhist religion
NIRVANA- In the Buddhist religion, a state of pleasurable annihilation awarded to the wise, particularly to those wise enough to understand it.
wise earth-day damage
I had assumed that the Earth, the spirit of the Earth, noticed exceptions-those who wantonly damage it and those who do not. But the Earth is wise. It has given itself into the keeping of all, and all are therefore accountable. Alice Walker
wise ocean men
It is chilling to think that the same people who persecuted the wise women and men of Europe, its midwives and healers, then crossed the oceans to Africa and the Americas and tortured and enslaved, raped, impoverished, and eradicated the peaceful, Christ-like people they found. And that the blueprint from which they worked, and still work, was the Bible.