Wise Man Quotes
Timeless lines on quiet, hard-won wisdom.
One line reframes rivalry entirely, arguing the only worthwhile competition for a wise person is against their own past self.
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.
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Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.
The wise man doesn't give the right answers, he poses the right questions.
I myself think that the wise man meddles little or not at all in affairs and does his own things.
I'm not trying to sound like I turned into some kind of wise man, but it's nice to realize that your little pocket of the world isn't the whole world.
To speak and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.
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