Wise Quotes
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Every human being has a right to hear what other wise human beings have spoken to him. It is one of the Rights of Men; a very cruel injustice if you deny it to a man!
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The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.
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... The wise in all ages... have tried to learn one thing only, and that was resignation to the Will of God. By doing this, they have reached a stage at which they could see from God's point of view.
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Those who understand others are clever, those who understand themselves are wise.
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The man who knows when not to act is wise. To my mind bravery if forethought.
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It takes a wise man to handle a lie, a fool had better remain honest.
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But if you do not find an intelligent companion, a wise and well-behaved person going the same way as yourself, then go on your way alone, like a king abandoning a conquered kingdom, or like a great elephant in the deep forest.
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...he'll never lie - the man is far too wise.
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Time ripens all things; no man is born wise.
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No man is so wise that he cannot benefit by talking things out with others.
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What the wise seek is in themselves.
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A word to the wise is -- unnecessary.
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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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Every aspect of your personality, if you're wise, you're able to separate each one of them and put them to use at the best time for the best position.
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Of all the paths a man could strike into, there is, at any given moment, a best path .. A thing which, here and now, it were of all things wisest for him to do .. To find this path, and walk in it, is the one thing needful for him.
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In a word, if this country can steer clear of European politics, stand firm on its bottom, and be wise and temperate in its government, it bids fair to be one of the greatest and happiest nations in the world.
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If a man is both wise and lucky, he will not make the same mistake twice. But he will make any one of ten thousand brothers or cousins of the original.
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Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.
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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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God Almighty never created a man half as wise as he looks.
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He is wise who can instruct us and assist us in the business of virtuous living.
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It's a wise person, I guess, who knows he's dumb, and an honest person who knows he's a liar. And it's a dumb person, I guess, whose convinced he's wise...-Bob Slocum
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I'm strong because I know my weaknesses. I'm wise because I've been foolish. I laugh because I've known sadness.
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Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by what they receive.
