Quotes about wise
wise art love-is
The malady of civilized man is his knowledge of death. The good artist, like the wise man, addresses himself to life and invests with his private vision the deeds and thoughts of men. The creation of a work of art, like an act of love, is our one small 'yes' at the center of a vast 'no'. Gore Vidal
wise thinking literature
I never think of myself as wise. I think of myself as possessing a critical intelligence which I intend to allow to operate. Harold Pinter
wise wisdom block
Every civilization must contend with an unconscious force which can block, betray, or countermand almost any conscious intention of the collectivity. Frank Herbert
wise thinking government
If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic government to be your master. The wise despot, therefore, maintains among his subjects a popular sense that they are helpless and ineffectual.
wise home school
A wise man from my home once told me that these mountains have seen far too much suffering and killing, and that each rock and every boulder you see represents a mujahadeen who died fighting either the Russians or the Taliban. Then the man went on to say that now that the fighting is finished, it is time to build a new era of peace-and the first step in that process is to take up the stones and start turning them into schools. Greg Mortenson
wise mean heart
I am blind and limited. I would be a fool think myself wise. And so, not knowing what the universe means, I can only try to be responsible with the knowledge, the strength, and the time given to me. I must be true to my heart. Jim Butcher
wise way purpose
Depend on it. God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supply. He is too wise a God to frustrate His purposes for lack of funds, and He can just as easily supply them ahead of time as afterwards, and He much prefers doing so. Hudson Taylor
wise wisdom ignorance
Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance. Isaac Asimov
wise wisdom memories
Then I turned to him commanding That he go the way he came, whence he came. But he answered me in sorrow, "May the Past not seek to borrow From the Present without blame - Just one memory from its store, Ere it goes to come no more, Back the pathway that it came, whence it came?" Ella Wheeler Wilcox
wise gratitude may
No accidents are so unlucky [bad] but that the wise may draw some advantage [good] from them... Francois de La Rochefoucauld
wise adversity brave
Hath fortune dealt thee ill cards? let wisdom make thee a good gamester. In a fair gale, every fool may sail, but wise behavior in a storm commends the wisdom of a pilot; to bear adversity with an equal mind is both the sign and glory of a brave spirit. Francis Quarles
wise half done
Who has begun has half done. Have the courage to be wise. Begin! Horace Walpole
wise wine men
The wine urges me on, the bewitching wine, which sets even a wise man to singing and to laughing gently and rouses him up to dance and brings forth words which were better unspoken. Homer
wise running wisdom
It is impossible to imagine the universe run by a wise, just and omnipotent God, but it is quite easy to imagine it run by a board of gods. H. L. Mencken
wise courage blessing
Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage to ask the blessings of heaven. Georg C. Lichtenberg
wise worst prepare-for-the-worst
If we are wise, let us prepare for the worst. George Washington
wise father pregnancy
It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music to be the legitimate offspring of respectable parents. Samuel Butler
wise men fool
Any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise man to be able to sell it.
wise wisdom looks
It is easier to look wise than to talk wisely.
wise eye men
The wise man does nothing but what can be done openly and without falseness, nor does he do anything whereby he may involve himself in any wrong-doing, even where he may escape notice. For he is guilty in his own eyes before being so in the eyes of others; and the publicity of his crime does not bring him more shame than his own consciousness of it.
wise learning growth
Collect as precious pearls the words of the wise and virtuous.
wise being-wise
You must be wise, but not too wise. Alexander Turney Stewart
wise opportunity people
You will deal with ignorant, opinionated and innocent people. You will often have an opportunity to cheat them. If they could, they would cheat you, or force you to sell at less than cost. You must be wise, but not too wise. You must never actually cheat the customer, even if you can. You must make her happy and satisfied, so she will come back.
wise keeping-secrets secret
The dead keep their secrets, and in a while we shall be as wise as they - and as taciturn. Alexander Smith
wise doubt beacons
Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise. William Shakespeare
wise book brutality
It comes back to the old question: How can the Bible be so wise in some places and so barbaric in others? And why should we put any faith in a book that includes such brutality? A. J. Jacobs
wise giving easy
I love it when the Bible gives Emily Post-like tips that are both wise and easy to follow.
wise men practice
I am shy to admit that I have followed the advice given all those years ago by a wise archbishop to a bewildered young man: that moments of unbelief 'don't matter,' that if you return to a practice of the faith, faith will return. A. N. Wilson
wise liking-someone cute-winnie-the-pooh
Before beginning a Hunt, it is wise to ask someone what you are looking for before you begin looking for it. A. A. Milne
wise heart men
When I was one-and-twenty I heard a wise man say, `Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies But keep your fancy free.' But I was one-and-twenty No use to talk to me. When I was one-and-twenty I heard him say again, `The heart out of the bosom Was never given in vain; 'Tis paid with sighs a plenty And sold for endless rue.' And I am two-and-twenty And oh, 'tis true, 'tis true. A. E. Housman
wise moon men
Therefore, since the world has still Much good, but much less good than ill, And while the sun and moon endure Luck's a chance, but trouble's sure, I'd face it as a wise man would, And train for ill and not for good.
wise men tears
Let there be wealth without tears; enough for the wise man who will ask no further. Aeschylus
wise hurt believe
Do you believe in the value of truth, my dear, or don’t you?” “Of course I believe in the truth,” said Rhoda, staring. “Yes, you say that, but perhaps you haven’t thought about it. The truth hurts sometimes – and destroys one’s illusions.” “I’d rather have it all the same.” said Rhoda. “So would I. But I don’t know that we’re wise.” Mrs. Oliver; Rhoda Dawes Agatha Christie