Wise Quotes

The intellect of the wise is like glass; it admits the light of heaven and reflects it.

Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.

Consider the birds. Be wise as serpents.

Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.

The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.

Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.

If slavery, limited as it yet is, now threatens to subvert the Constitution, how can we as wise and prudent statesmen, enlarge its boundaries and increase its influence, and thus increase already impending dangers?

Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority.

Where wise actions are the fruit of life, wise discourse is the pollination.

The wise man regulates his conduct by the theories both of religion and science. But he regards these theories not as statements of ultimate fact but as art-forms.

The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection.

At what point does CNN wise up and rein in 'Larry King Live' to save itself?

Pain makes man think. Thought makes man wise. Wisdom makes life endurable.

The fool wonders, the wise man asks.

A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.

The dead keep their secrets, and in a while we shall be as wise as they - and as taciturn.

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.

Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.

Beauty makes idiots sad and wise men merry.

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.

At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.

One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.

And, hey, I'm not under the illusion that everything's just going to be hunky-dory work wise forever. I've never been under that illusion. Things could go away tomorrow.

Call him wise whose actions, words, and steps are all a clear because to a clear why.

For this is the mark of a wise and upright man, not to rail against the gods in misfortune.

Your fans, they count on you to make wise decisions and wise choices. That's why they're your fan base. If you continually let them down, they're going to go find someone else to be fans of.

Controversy equalizes fools and wise men - and the fools know it.

I was wise enough to never grow up while fooling most people into believing I had.

It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music to be the legitimate offspring of respectable parents.

You have this idea that you'd better keep working otherwise people will forget. And that was dangerous.