Wise Quotes

The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.

Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart.

Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.

You must be wise, but not too wise.

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.

For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.

A wise traveler never depreciates their own country.

Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.

Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings.

Wise are they who have learned these truths: Trouble is temporary. Time is tonic. Tribulation is a test tube.

Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.

There are men who think themselves too wise to be religious.

I wish the government and the Minister of Justice would address these legal and constitutional arguments, but they refuse to. They want Canadians to go blindly into their brave new world, but it is not wise for a society to move blindly in any direction.

To speak and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.

We were young, we were merry, we were very, very wise, And the door stood open at our feast, When there passed us a woman with the West in her eyes, And a man with his back to the East.

We can be knowledgable with other men's knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.

A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity.

If you realize you aren't so wise today as you thought you were yesterday, you're wiser today.

One should proceed with caution. We may simply not be wise enough to do some of the kinds of engineering things that people are talking about doing.

A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart.

It is a wise father that knows his own child.

The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.

It is not wise to be wiser than is necessary.

There are peaks and valleys in anything and that is especially true for the music business. It is very inconsistent. But if you are wise, you can let those downs really bring you to another level of your personality.

He is not wise to me who is wise in words only, but he who is wise in deeds.

No mortal man, moreover is wise at all moments.

Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.

It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.

The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.