Wise Quotes
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A woman may possess the wisdom and chastity of Minerva, and we give no heed to her, if she has a plain face. What folly will not a pair of bright eyes make pardonable? What dullness may not red lips are sweet accents render pleasant? And so, with their usual sense of justice, ladies argue that because a woman is handsome, therefore she is a fool. O ladies, ladies! there are some of you who are neither handsome nor wise.
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The worst thing you can do is animate something, and then throw it out because it doesn't work, story wise.
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The wise have mastered body, word, and mind. They are the true masters.
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As the art of reading (after a certain stage in one's education) isthe art of skipping, so the art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
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Statistics is a science which ought to be honourable, the basis of many most important sciences; but it is not to be carried on by steam, this science, any more than others are; a wise head is requisite for carrying it on.
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Be happy. It's one way of being wise.
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None but God is wise.
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Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.
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Let them not do the slightest thing that the wise would later reprove.
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If suffering brings wisdom, I would wish to be less wise.
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What the wise seek is in themselves.
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Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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...he'll never lie - the man is far too wise.
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Speak not at all, in any wise, till you have somewhat to speak; care not for the reward of your speaking, but simply and with undivided mind for the truth of your speaking.
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It is wise to withhold one's heart and mind from men who think themselves superior.
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It is a wise mans part, rather to avoid sickness, than to wish for medicines.
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No man is so wise that he cannot benefit by talking things out with others.
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A person is not learned nor wise because he talks much; the person who is patient, free from hatred and fear, that person is called learned and wise.
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Histories are as perfect as the Historian is wise, and is gifted with an eye and a soul.
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Delay not till tomorrow to be wise; tomorrow's sun to thee may neve rise.
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Also, I learned whether you are gay, bisexual, it doesn't matter, you know... because, at the end of the day, they're both gross. But mostly, I learned that elderly black women are wise beyond their years... but younger black women are prostitutes.
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No man ever became wise by chance.
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It was during this as a kid time that I came out of my shell vocally and performance wise, I learned how to really and truly sing in a different way.... my way. It was an amazing experience because I also realized my lifelong dream - to sing my own songs...I have something to say and it was a great release for me to share that part of myself with others.
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The wise man comes to God without saying a word and stands in awe of Him.
