Wise Quotes
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Statistics may be defined as "a body of methods for making wise decisions in the face of uncertainty.
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Robespierre listened to me with terror. He grew pale and silent for some time. This interview confirmed me in the opinion that I always had of him, that he unites the knowledge of a wise senator with the integrity of a thoroughly good man and the zeal of a true patriot but that he is lacking as a statesman in clearness of vision and determination.
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Wise anger is like fire from a flint: there is great ado to get it out; and when it does come, it is out again immediately.
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The Wise Man is that which he hath. The precious Pearl of Paradise Wouldst thou not lose, then must thou be Thyself that Pearl of greatest price.
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To sense when a teenager needs understanding and when misunderstanding is a difficult and delicate task. The sad truth is that no matter how wise we are, we cannot be right for any length of time in our teenagers' eyes.
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The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.
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Anyone can see that an ass laden with books remains a donkey. A human being laden with the undigested results of a tussle with thoughts and books, however, still passes for wise.
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For me, one of my favorites, director-wise, is Tim Burton. I also really admire the work of actors like Sean Penn. He is probably my favorite actor because of his dedication and commitment to roles, and the ability to morph and change himself when he needs to. It's about dedication and commitment and a passion.
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There was a time in the mid-'50s when the Philippines was in the same league as Japan economically and academics-wise.
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Things that we need to learn are the importance of establishing brand, establishing market presence. Technology-wise, it's things like ease of use, user interfaces; all of these things that tend to be less important in our other business segments are important things for us in the consumer market.
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You are keeping the possibility [of peace] open. No wise leader would do anything less.
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Wise is one who knows much by nature
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It is always wise, as it is also fair, to test a man by the standards of his own day, and not by those of another.
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We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism. We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it, that the only way to detect it is to be free to enquire. We know that the wages of secrecy are corruption. We know that in secrecy error, undetected, will flourish and subvert.
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I have always taken the view that sometimes war may be justified, as police action can be justified, to protect the weak and vulnerable (a major preoccupation in scripture). But this is an old and difficult question and very wise people take different views.
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Cabbage, n. A familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man's head.
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You are wise, witty and wonderful, but you spend too much time reading this sort of stuff.
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Women are not so well united as to form an Insurrection. They are for the most part wise enough to love their Chains, and to discern how becomingly they fit.
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I told you that your dream was a difficult one. It's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them.
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Fate is the friend of the good, the guide of the wise, the tyrant of the foolish, the enemy of the bad.
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I feel like every time I tweeted something that was a little opinionated, or every time I posted something on Tumblr that seemed a little private, it's all of a sudden making news relationship-wise.
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I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it.
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The people who are competing business-wise out there want what other successful labels and artists have. I don't want what they have; I want my own path, my own sound, my own identity. Record labels care nothing about identity or artistic freedom, they want good business.
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It is for the wise people who delight in humanity, praise justice, despise their flatterers, and respect the truth.
