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The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.

Quotes by Herodotus

There are some persons in this world, who, unable to give better proof of being wise, take a strange delight in showing what they think they have sagaciously read in mankind by uncharitable suspicions of them.

Herman Melville

No man is great enough or wise enough for any of us to surrender our destiny to. The only way in which anyone can lead us is to restore to us the belief in our own guidance.

Quotes by Henry Miller

The truly generous is the truly wise, and he who loves not others lives unblest!

Quotes by Henry Home

The best counsel for us to give young people is that they can arrive back to Heavenly Father only as they are guided and corrected by the Spirit of God. So if we are wise, we will encourage, praise, and...

Quotes by Henry B. Eyring

A wise woman puts a grain of sugar into everything she says to a man, and takes a grain of salt with everything he says to her.

Quotes by Helen Rowland

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.

Helen Keller

No matter how dull, or how mean, or how wise a man is, he feels that happiness is his indisputable right.

Helen Keller

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.

Quotes by Heinrich Heine

There has never been any country at every moment so virtuous and so wise that it has not sometimes needed to be saved from itself.

Quotes by Havelock Ellis

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

Quotes by Harry Day

Even a fool knows you can't touch the stars, but it won't keep the wise from trying.

Quotes by Harry Anderson

Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.

Harper Lee

I never think of myself as wise. I think of myself as possessing a critical intelligence which I intend to allow to operate.

Quotes by Harold Pinter

A wise man, when he writes a book, sets forth his arguments fully and clearly; an enlightened ruler, when he makes his laws, sees to it that every contingency is provided for in detail.

Quotes by Han Fei

A wise ruler, when he makes his laws, is bound to find himself in conflict with the world.

Quotes by Han Fei

Phoebe Wolkind Ephron cracked wise like Dorothy Parker and looked like Katharine Hepburn.

Quotes by Hallie Ephron

Man is wise and constantly in quest of more wisdom; but the ultimate wisdom, which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which...

Quotes by Hal Borland

It is impossible to imagine the universe run by a wise, just and omnipotent God, but it is quite easy to imagine it run by a board of gods.

Quotes by H. L. Mencken

Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.

Quotes by H. G. Wells

Frequently Asked Questions

Does a quote talk about enjoying the problem-solving side of a craft?
Yes -- one quote from a stunt performer's perspective on TV work says she enjoys "the problem-solving that's happening" in her craft.
Is there a quote about a wise man's only real competition?
Yes, one quote reads, "The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself."
Is there a quote about a wise man looking into space?
Yes, one quote reads, "For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions."
Is there a quote calling the writings of the wise a form of riches?
Yes, one quote reads, "The writing of the wise are the only riches our posterity cannot squander."
Where can I find more quotes contrasting wisdom and foolishness?
See the Fool or Wise Status collections.

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