Quotes about wise
wise moving men
The wise man admires water, the kind man admires mountains. The wise man moves, the kind man rests. The wise man is happy, the kind man is firm. Confucius
wise stupid people
The only people who cannot change are the most wise and the most stupid.
wise heart men
We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression; the heart of a wise man should resemble a mirror, which reflects every object without being sullied by any
wise men moon
When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.
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 men astrology
Heaven sends down its good and evil symbols and wise men act accordingly.
wise spiritual knowledge
When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge.
wise past done
Things that are done, it is needless to speak about...things that are past, it is needless to blame.
wise men bravery
There are three marks of a superior man: being virtuous, he is free from anxiety; being wise, he is free from perplexity; being brave, he is free from fear.
wise philosophical practice
Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
wise heart men
A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.
wise inspiration men
A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears.
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 littles
The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be entrusted with great concerns, but he may be known in little matters.
wise science men
A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.
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 mean intelligent
For intelligent people, action often means escape from thought, but it is a reasonable and a wise escape.
wise growing-up thinking
I always wanted to give people the more exciting version of what I think a comedian should be - because I didn't grow up with comics, I grew up with rock 'n' roll. And when I saw a lot of comics, no matter how good they might have been material-wise, I would get a little bored with them after 10 minutes, only because I feel comedians don't really know performance. Andrew Dice Clay
wise food men
Cabbage: a familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man's head. Ambrose Bierce
wise writing thinking
A popular writer writes about what people think. A wise writer offers them something to think about.
wise men fool
Pun: A form of wit, to which wise men stoop and fools aspire
wise fashion ridicule
Fashion, n. A despot whom the wise ridicule and obey.
wise believe thinking
He who thinks with difficulty believes with alacrity. A fool is a natural proselyte, but he must be caught young, for his convictions, unlike those of the wise, harden with age.
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 given
The earth is wise. It has given itself into the keeping of all, and all are therefore accountable. Alice Walker
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.
wise teacher witty
Howard Zinn was magical as a teacher. Witty, irreverent, and wise, he loved what he was teaching and clearly wanted his students to love it, also.
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.
wise may serpent
Still anyone who trusts a serpent deserves its bite. The wise see a creature for what it is, not what it says it may be. Alice Hoffman
wise loyalty real
I could hardly get a boy to look at me. All right, they'd look, they'd even take me out, but no one asked for a second date. I was too nasty, a real wise guy, and all the boys could tell what my rotten disposition was. Deep down, I wanted a commitment with a capital C. To get anywhere with me, a boy would have to sign his undying loyalty with his own blood.
wise running baby
What a circus act we women perform every day of our lives. Look at us. We run a tightrope daily, balancing a pile of books on the head. Baby-carriage, parasol, kitchen chair, still under control. Steady now! This is not the life of simplicity but the life of multiplicity that the wise men warn us of. Anne Morrow Lindbergh