Wise Quotes
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There is no man ... however wise, who has not at some period of his youth said things, or lived a life, the memory of which is so unpleasant to him that he would gladly expunge it. And yet he ought not entirely to regret it, because he cannot be certain that he has indeed become a wise man -- so far as it is possible for any of us to be wise -- unless he has passed through all the fatuous or unwholesome incarnations by which that ultimate stage must be preceded.
Marcel Proust
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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.
Joshua Malina
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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.
Martin Luther
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If suffering brings wisdom, I would wish to be less wise.
William Butler Yeats
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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.
Ray LaMontagne
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The wise man will not pardon any crime that ought to be punished, but he will accomplish, in a nobler way, all that is sought in pardoning. He will spare some and watch over some, because of their youth, and others on account of their ignorance. His clemency will not fall short of justice, but will fulfill it perfectly.
Seneca the Younger
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President Eyring is a wise, learned, and spiritual man.
Joseph B. Wirthlin
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By reason of gifts and bribes the offices be given to rich men, which should rather have been executed by wise men.
Thomas More
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Each one of us regardless of our situation, is in our search of our most authentic, vital, generous and wise self.
Elizabeth Lesser
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A still tongue keeps a wise head.
Barbara Ann Kipfer
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Our target market is recreational bettors, but that doesn't mean we expel the wise guys. A big bet for us is maybe $10,000.
Calvin Ayre
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So in this case, Kalamas, don't go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by analogies, by agreement through pondering views, by probability, or by the thought, 'This contemplative is our teacher.' When you know for yourselves that, 'These qualities are unskillful; these qualities are blameworthy; these qualities are criticized by the wise; these qualities, when adopted & carried out, lead to harm & to suffering' - then you should abandon them.
Gautama Buddha
