Wise Quotes
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Like Muslims we assume that God will judge us "on balance." If our good deeds outweigh our bad deeds, we will arrive safely in heaven. But, alas, if our evil deeds outweigh our good ones, we will suffer the wrath of God in hell. We may be "marred" by sin but in no wise devastated by it. We still have the ability to balance our sins with our own righteousness. This is the most monstrous lie of all.
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The wise man tells not what he knows. It is not prudent to sport with one's head by revealing the king's secrets.
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The affairs of this world are so shifting and depend on so many accidents, that it is hard to form any judgment concerning the future; nay, we see from experience that the forecasts even of the wise almost always turn out false.
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Growing up as a dancer, the stage is really where I love to be performance wise.
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I grew up in Germany for a little while, and all my German friends said that Seattle, weather and energy-wise, is a lot like West Germany. It's true.
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Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise.
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But Paul, in his preaching of the Gospel, is a debtor to deliver the word not to Barbarians only, but also to Greeks, and not only to the unwise, who would easily agree with him, but also to the wise.
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It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.
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Your prudence, my wise friend, allows too little room for the mysterious whisperings of life.
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Credit means that a certain confidence is given, and a certain trust reposed. Is that trust justified? and is that confidence wise? These are the cardinal questions. To put it more simply credit is a set of promises to pay; will those promises be kept?
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In Paris, everything's for sale: wise virgins, foolish virgins, truth and lies, tears and smiles.
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A wise skepticism is the first attribute of a good critic.
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When a wise man chooses a sane basis for his arguments, it is no great task to speak well.
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Food-wise, oh man, I tend to really indulge on vacation because a lot of my friends are incredible chefs. One friend makes an eggplant parmesan that is heavenly and melts in your mouth, and another makes a chocolate pudding that I can't resist.
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The feeble tremble before opinion, the foolish defy it, the wise judge it, the skillful direct it.
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Numerous are the academic professors, but rare are wise and noble teachers.
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The culinary tradition in my family is very strong. My mother, a very wise woman, spent the better part of her life in a kitchen. It's a very strong part of her identity. I grew up there next to the fire.
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I loved football. I'm so glad I played. But I didn't think it was wise for me to play longer.
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To be wise means to be a teacher, means to be a soul winner. That's our business - That's our only business!
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A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease.
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He's tough-minded. He's got a tough, disciplined way of doing things. I know from going against him out here, it's extremely tough. You've got to be ready for a little of everything. It's a scheme I admire. You've got to have a lot of admiration for what they did last year. A new staff, third best in the league stat-wise, and we didn't do what we should do on offense to support him.
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A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
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Libraries keep the records on behalf of all humanity. the unique and the absurd, the wise and the fragments of stupidity.
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No man is wise or safe, but he that is honest.
