Wise Quotes
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It is in the half fools and the half wise that the greatest danger lies.
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It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship.
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Make men wise, and by that very operation you make them free. Civil liberty follows as a consequence of this; no usurped power can stand against the artillery of opinion.
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The man who is completely wise and virtuous has no need of glory, except so far as it disposes and eases his way to action by the greater trust that it procures him.
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Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.
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A still tongue keeps a wise head.
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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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We all have that inner voice that is wise, even if we don't always follow it. It's that voice I'm trying to listen to.
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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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A beautiful woman delights the eye; a wise woman, the understanding; a pure one, the soul.
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Let a man be ne'er so wise, he may be caught with sober lies.
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Society is a more level surface than we imagine. Wise men or absolute fools are hard to be met with, as there are few giants or dwarfs.
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If the devil were wise enough and would stand by in silence and let the gospel be preached, he would suffer less harm. For when there is no battle for the gospel it rusts and it finds no cause and no occasion to show its vigor and power. Therefore, nothing better can befall the gospel than that the world should fight it with force and cunning.
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Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.
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With children use force; with men reason; such is the natural order of things. The wise man requires no law.
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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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You must let what happens happen. Everything must be equal in your eyes, good and c, beautiful and ugly, foolish and wise.
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Often God will send us what we need in a package we don't want. Why? To let us know He's God and we cannot second-guess Him. We cannot search for answers merely with our heads; we must seek Him and His provision with our hearts. Scripture cannot be interpreted from our limited human mental understanding. There must be a breath of the Spirit of God. He alone gives wise counsel and correct application.
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I'm incapable of truly relaxing. I remember when I was younger and less wise or experienced, actors that I knew would always talk about jobs ending and wondering whether they were ever going to work again. Now that's my life.
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With everyone born human, a poet - an artist - is born, who dies young and who is survived by an adult.
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Always choose the future over the past. What do we do now?
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Better to wait and yearn, and still to wait, And die at last with unappeased desire, Than live to be the jest of such a fate, For that is my conception of hell-fire.
