Wise Man Quotes
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A wise man watches his faults more closely than his virtues; fools reverse the order.
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A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.
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Great wine requires a mad man to grow the vine, a wise man to watch over it, a lucid poet to make it, and a lover to drink it.
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The fool tells me his reason; the wise man persuades me with my own.
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The Errors of a Wise Man make your Rule Rather than the Perfections of a Fool.
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Nothing is more unworthy of a wise man, or ought to trouble him more, than to have allowed more time for trifling, and useless things, than they deserve.
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The wise man is one who knows what he does not know.
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I once heard a wise man say there are no perfect men. Only perfect intentions.
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Though through all his life a fool associates with a wise man, he yet understands not the Dharma, as the spoon, the flavor of soup.
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The fascination of trifles obscures the good,” says the Wise Man. It is difficult in the midst of much doing and seeing to keep alive and present to the deepest reality, to the really real. And so the monk goes apart…
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If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs,follow that wise man ; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him.
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No wise man ever wished to be younger.
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The wise man should keep the balance between love and power; he should keep the love in his nature ever increasing and expanding, and at the same time strengthen the will so that the heart may not easily be broken.
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The wise man will want to be ever with him who is better than himself.
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During a wise man's whole life, his destiny holds his philosophy in a state of siege.
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A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears.
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True words aren't eloquent; eloquent words aren't true. Wise men don't need to prove their point; men who need to prove their point aren't wise. The Master has no possessions. The more he does for others, the happier he is. The more he gives to others, the wealthier he is. The Tao nourishes by not forcing. By not dominating, the Master leads.
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If by leaving a small pleasure one sees a great pleasure, let a wise man leave the small pleasure, and look to the great.
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It is a great pleasure to transport one's-self into the spirit of the times; to see how a wise man has thought before us, and to what a glorious height we have at last carried it.
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There is nothing the wise man does reluctantly.
