Quotes about wise
wise may matter
Violent measures are always dangerous, but, when necessary, may then be looked on as wise. They have, however, the advantage of never being matter of indifference; and, when well concerted, must be decisive. Lord Chesterfield
wise men mind
A wise man will live as much within his wit as his income.... Bear this truth always in your mind, that you may be admired for your wit, if you have any; but that nothing but good sense and good qualities can make you be loved.
wise wisdom passion
Wise people may say what they will, but one passion is never cured by another.
wise philosophy care
Not to care for philosophy is to be a true philospher.
wise men thinking
Young men are as apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are to think themselves sober enough. They look upon spirit to be a much better thing than experience; which they call coldness. They are but half mistaken; for though spirit without experience is dangerous, experience without spirit is languid and ineffective.
wise wisdom sometimes
He who hesitates is sometimes wise. Malcolm Forbes
wise thinking planning-ahead
Thinking well to be wise: planning well, wiser: doing well wisest and best of all.
wise want enough
Since you have to do the things you have to do, be wise enough to do some of the things you want to do.
wise men faithful
The business conduct of the disciples of wise men is truthful and faithful.... He does not allow himself to be made a surety or a guarantor and does not accept the power of attorney.... He lends money and is gracious. He shall not take away business from his fellow man. Maimonides
wise moving air
For the elements have the property of moving back to their place in a straight line, but they have no properties which would cause them to remain where they are, or to move other-wise than in a straight line, These rectilinear motions of these four elements when returning to their original place are are of two kinds, either centrifugal,vziz.>the motion of the air and the fire; or centripedal,viz.> the motion of the earth, and the water; and when the elements have reached their original place, they remain at rest.
wise kings men
A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.
wise lying mean
Every man whose character traits all lie in the mean is called a wise man.
wise two bombs
We do not need an atomic bomb. The Iranian nation is wise. It won't build two atomic bombs while you have 20,000 warheads. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
wise simple men
For a bowl of water give a goodly meal; For a kindly greeting bow thou down with zeal; For a simple penny pay thou back with gold; If thy life be rescued, life do not withhold. Thus the words and actions of the wise regard; Every little service tenfold they reward. But the truly noble know all men as one, And return with gladness good for evil done. Mahatma Gandhi
wise mother fighting
I learned from my illiterate but wise mother that all rights to be deserved and preserved came from duty well done. Thus the very right to live accrues to us only when we do the duty of citizenship of the world. From this one fundamental statement, perhaps it is easy enough to define the duties of Man and Woman and correlate every right to some corresponding duty to be first performed. Every other right can be shown to be a usurpation hardly worth fighting for.
wise loss self
I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one's self-respect.
wise spiritual wealth
Seek not greater wealth, but simpler pleasure; not higher fortune, but deeper felicity.
wise fake-people peace
It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.
wise falling-in-love love-you
Isn't Bunson's training evil geniuses?" "Yes, mostly." "Well, is that wise? Having a mess of seedling evil geniuses falling in love with you willy-nilly? What if they feel spurned?" "Ah, but in the interim, think of the lovely gifts they can make you. Monique bragged that one of her boys made her silver and wood hair sticks as anti-supernatural weapons. With amethyst inlay. And another made her an exploding wicker chicken." "Goodness, what's that for?" Dimity pursed her lips. "Who doesn't want an exploding wicker chicken? Gail Carriger
wise waiting unexpectedness
The unexpectedness of life, waiting round every corner, catches even wise women unawares (...) To avoid corners altogether is, after all, to refuse to live. Freya Stark
wise travel art
You will, if you're wise and know the art of travel, let yourself go on the stream of the unknown and accept whatever comes in the spirit in which the gods may offer it.
wise mother father
My mother went to a school called 'The Club of the Three Wise Monkeys'. And my grandmother, my father's mother, had a gold charm for her made with the speak no, see no, hear no evil monkeys. And I was fascinated by that charm. I'd sit in my mother's lap and play with it all the time. Mackenzie Phillips
wise years evil
I became fascinated with the concept of speak no, see no, hear no evil. And - and the actual depiction of three wise monkeys. And I began collecting it over the years. And I kind of figured that I might be the - the fourth monkey, the feel no evil monkey.
wise unity guides
Divide and command, a wise maxim; Unite and guide, a better. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
wise lying character
There is nothing by which men display their character so much as in what they consider ridiculous... Fools and sensible men are equally innocuous. It is in the half fools and the half wise that the great danger lies.
wise competition underestimate
No wise combatant underestimates their antagonist.
wise answers want
If you want a wise answer, ask a reasonable question.
wise men fools-day
The follies of the wise man are known to himself, but hidden from the world.
wise maturity names
What am I then...? Everything that I have seen, heard, and observed I have collected and exploited. My works have been nourished by countless different individuals, by innocent and wise ones, people of intelligence and dunces. Childhood, maturity and old age all have brought me their thoughts....their perspectives on life. I have often reaped what others have sowed. My work is the work of a collective being that bears the name Goethe.
wise government people
It is a maxim of wise government to treat people not as they should be but as they actually are.
wise stupid thinking
Who can think wise or stupid things at all that were not thought already in the past. [Ger., Wer kann was Dummes, wer was Kluges denken, Das nicht die Vorwelt schon gedacht.]
wise wisdom literature
Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.
wise live-life men
Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago.