wise quotes

“ A wise woman never yields by appointment. It should always be an unforeseen happiness.”

“A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation. ”

“Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.”

“The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct. ”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

“So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.”

“As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish. ”

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.”

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“It's the height of folly to want to be the only wise one.”

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.”

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks. ”

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick. ”

“A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.”

“Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.”

“The wise man does not grow old, but ripens. ”

— Victor Hugo

“It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.”

— Victor Hugo

“I love all men who think, even those who think otherwise than myself.”

— Victor Hugo

“ At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time. ”

“Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.”

— William Shakespeare

“Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise. ”

— William Shakespeare

“Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.”

— William Shakespeare

“Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.”

— Jean de La Fontaine

“Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred. ”

— Jean de La Fontaine

“I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend? ”

— Robert Redford

“The challenge is what was making it exciting. You don't want to do anything that's too easy or that you know that you can pull off, otherwise it's really not worth doing.”

— Robert Rodriguez

“A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise he too will sink back into the soft ground and becomes swallowed up by the world of illusion. ”

“My parent's divorce and hard times at school, all those things combined to mold me, to make me grow up quicker. And it gave me the drive to pursue my dreams that I wouldn't necessarily have had otherwise.”

— Christina Aguilera

“States should have the right to enact laws... particularly to end the inhumane practice of ending a life that otherwise could live. ”

— George Washington Bush

“The wisest use of American strength is to advance freedom. ”

— George Washington Bush

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