Wise Quotes
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Whenever and wherever one encounters the arising and passing away of the mental-physical structure, one enjoys bliss and delight, which lead on to the deathless stage experienced by the wise.
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In his face there came to be a brooding peace that is seen most often in the faces of the very sorrowful or the very wise. But still he wandered through the streets of the town, always silent and alone.
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Type of the wise who soar but never roam, True to the kindred points of heaven and home.
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Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience.
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...now...that I am a wise person. As for me, I wish there were some more of us in the world, for I find it lonesome.
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Cato used to assert that wise men profited more by fools than fools by wise men; for that wise men avoided the faults of fools, but that fools would not imitate the good examples of wise men.
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We are not meant to stay wounded. We are supposed to move through our tragedies and challenges and to help each other move through the many painful episodes of our lives. By remaining stuck in the power of our wounds, we block our own transformation. We overlook the greater gifts inherent in our wounds - the strength to overcome them and the lessons that we are meant to receive through them. Wounds are the means through which we enter the hearts of other people. They are meant to teach us to become compassionate and wise.
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A wise man sees failure as progress. A fool divorces his knowledge and misses the logic, And loses his soul in the process.
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Great! I've written something stupid, but I haven't signed a contract with anyone to produce solely wise and perfect works. I gave vent to my stupidity...and here I am, reborn.
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God Almighty never created a man half as wise as he looks.
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Indeed, I am very sorry to be right in this instance. I would much rather have been merry than wise.
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It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise.
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How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!
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We are born with only one face, but laughing or crying, wisely or unwisely, eventually we form our own.
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The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but often those which meet the peculiar wants, the natural thirst of his mind, and therefore awaken interest and rivet thought.
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There never was a tonic that would cure more social ailments than a healthy, happy home. There never was a greater source of social stability than an affectionate and understanding family. There never was a better way of helping children to happiness than the close confidence of wise and loving and responsible parents.
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Wise travelers always stop short before they come to danger.
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It would be a good thing if young people were wise and old people were strong, but God has arranged things better.
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The assembled souls of all that men held wise.
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Americans are good people, and at times we can be wise. But we're often under-informed by media, misinformed by our government and ill-served by both.
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Through neglect, ignorance, or inability, the new intellectual Borgias cram hairballs down our throats and refuse us the convulsion that could make us well. They have forgotten, if they ever knew, the ancient knowledge that only by being truly sick can one regain health. Even beasts know when it is good and proper to throw up. Teach me how to be sick then, in the right time and place, so that I may again walk in the fields and with the wise and smiling dogs know enough to chew sweet grass.
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Where wise actions are the fruit of life, wise discourse is the pollination.
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It is easier to find a score of men wise enough to discover the truth than to find one intrepid enough, in the face of opposition, to stand up for it.
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It behoves thee to love God wisely; and that may thou not do but if thou be wise.
