Wise Quotes

A wise man looks upon men as he does on horses; all their comparisons of title, wealth, and place, he consider but as harness.

A wise traveler never despises his own country.

The shallow consider liberty a release from all law, from every constraint. The wise man sees in it, on the contrary, the potent Law of Laws.

The wise learn many things from their enemies.

Of the 25 songs we've recorded there were 24 that we wanted to have on an album. That wouldn't have worked. So when one of our wise managers suggested the idea of considering two different album, it cleared the way for us.

I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise.

In Greece wise men speak and fools decide.

A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation; therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past or future.

The Dalai Lama. He is a very wise man of great inner peace who believes that happiness is the purpose of our lives. Through his teachings and leadership, he continues to make this world a better place in which to live.

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

We pursued the wrong policies. George Bush is not on the ballot. Bill Clinton is not on the ballot. Mitt Romney is on the ballot, and Barack Obama is on the ballot. And Mitt Romney is proposing tax reform, regulatory reform, a wise budget strategy and trade. The president has proposed tax increases.

A beautiful woman delights the eye; a wise woman, the understanding; a pure one, the soul.

I'm not sure they understand everything about racing cars. I am not sure that this is wise.

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.

Be quick to learn and wise to know.

Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.

It's easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.

There is no God, Nature sufficeth unto herself; in no wise hath she need of an author.

He that will write well in any tongue, must follow this counsel of Aristotle, to speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do: and so should every man understand him, and the judgment of wise men allow him.

I look forward to growing old and wise and audacious.

I want to state upfront, unequivocally and without doubt: I do not believe that any racial, ethnic or gender group has an advantage in sound judging. I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge, regardless of their background or life experiences.

It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite.

The wise make proverbs, and fools repeat them.

A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.

That's what a man wants in a wife, mostly; he wants to make sure one fool tells him he's wise.

A wise man should so write (though in words understood by all men) that wise men only should be able to commend him.

A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat.

Even a fool knows you can't touch the stars, but it won't keep the wise from trying.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

Why grab possessions like thieves, or divide them like socialists when you can ignore them like wise men?