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The wise are above books.

Quotes by Samuel Daniel

For Texas, a wise and prudent administration in the commencement of her national existence will be universally expected, imposing upon me the difficult and delicate task of setting in complete and successful operation a political body based upon principles so hazardously asserted and so gloriously maintained.

Quotes by Sam Houston

We now occupy the proud attitude of a sovereign and independent Republic, which will impose upon us the obligation of evincing to the world that we are worthy to be free. This will only be accomplished by wise legislation, the maintenance of our integrity, and the faithful and just redemption of our plighted faith wherever it has been pledged.

Quotes by Sam Houston

It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite.

Quotes by Sam Levenson

The wise use of your freedom to make your own decisions is crucial to your spiritual growth, now and for eternity.

Quotes by Russell M. Nelson

A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise man finds a smart man and learns from him how to avoid the mistake altogether.

Quotes by Roy H. Williams

Really, I'm never much of a goal-setter. Whenever I've tried to make big, solid plans, they don't happen. I'm more into whatever the circumstances are that present themselves, making wise decisions around that.

Quotes by Rose McIver

It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.

Quotes by Roger Babson

To speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do is style.

Quotes by Roger Ascham

He that will write well in any tongue, must follow this counsel of Aristotle, to speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do: and so should every man understand him, and the judgment of wise men allow him.

Quotes by Roger Ascham

In Princess Margaret I found a fine friend who could steady my restless nature and offer wise counsel.

Quotes by Roddy Llewellyn

Currently, I'm working with a company called DRL Promotions with my partners Dan Wise and Luis De Cubas. We're currently representing over 30 fighters.

Quotes by Roberto Duran

Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons.

Quotes by Robertson Davies

Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a mad woman; only the wisest survive when attacked by a mad notion.

Quotes by Robertson Davies

The seven wise men of Greece, so famous for their wisdom all the world over, acquired all that fame, each of them, by a single sentence consisting of two or three words.

Quotes by Robert South

Speech was given to the ordinary sort or men, whereby to communicate their mind; but to wise men, whereby to conceal it.

Quotes by Robert South

The modern horror audience is wise to our tricks this lets it in on the gag.

Quotes by Robert Englund

A wise man looks upon men as he does on horses; all their comparisons of title, wealth, and place, he consider but as harness.

Quotes by Robert Cecil

That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over, lest you should think he never could recapture the first fine careless rapture!

Quotes by Robert Browning

I never dreamed that the little ditties I wrote about annoying customers or bagel recipes would turn into a full-length musical comedy. But a very wise person told me to 'write what you know'. So I did.

Quotes by Rob McClure

Yachty is very wise.

Quotes by Rico Nasty

Earl Sweatshirt is very wise.

Quotes by Rico Nasty

Tierra Whack is very wise.

Quotes by Rico Nasty

I was always the wise guy class clown throughout my childhood.

Quotes by Rick Nielsen

He knew I enjoyed the relationships of college basketball. All along, he was the wise one.

Quotes by Rick Pitino

It behoves thee to love God wisely; and that may thou not do but if thou be wise.

Quotes by Richard Rolle

Politics, like theater, is one of those things where you've got to be wise enough to know when to leave.

Quotes by Richard Lamm

In their work, then, as in their play, men and women are more and more coming to share with each other as comrades, and really the fun of life seems in no wise diminished as a consequence.

Quotes by Richard Le Gallienne

It neither is reason nor in any wise to be suffered that the young king, our master and kinsman, should be in the hands of custody of his mother's kindred, sequestered in great measure from our company and attendance, the which is neither honorable to his majesty nor unto us.

Quotes by Richard III of England

I would say that the West is very young, it's very corrupt. We're not very wise. And I think we're hopeful that there is a place that is ancient and wise and open and filled with light.

Quotes by Richard Gere

If you're famous and supposedly wise, it's always a good idea to have a tape recorder in the room. Never can tell when you might spew out a line or two worth printing somewhere.

Quotes by Richard Elman

It is a good rule never to see or talk to the man whose words have wrung your heart, or helped it, just as it is wise not to look down too closely at the luminous glow which sometimes shines on your path on a summer night, if you would not see the ugly worm below.

Quotes by Rebecca Harding Davis

We all have that inner voice that is wise, even if we don't always follow it. It's that voice I'm trying to listen to.

Quotes by Ray LaMontagne

Most human beings have enough sense to know that if they work in a city that has a serious smog problem, it's wise to either stay indoors or at least wear a mask that will filter out the poison. But cigarette smokers have their own little concentrated toxic smog pack that they don't avoid.

Quotes by Ray Comfort

My instinct is to surround myself with the company of wise, witty, wonderful women, and I have a great bank of female friends of all ages.

Quotes by Rachael Stirling

If I had to name my favorite media personality, it would be a tie between Jon Stewart and Trey Parker/Matt Stone. Honest, wise, funny, and right. Sam Sifton was right up there when he was writing food criticism for the 'New York Times.'

Quotes by R. J. Cutler

During the 2008 election, I made clear to the Obama campaign that I don't think it's wise for me to force my personal political agenda on anyone.

Quotes by Questlove

Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.

Quotes by Quintilian

He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.

Quotes by Quintus Ennius

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

Quotes by Publilius Syrus

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.

Plato

We ought to fly away from earth to heaven as quickly as we can; and to fly away is to become like God, as far as this is possible; and to become like him is to become holy, just, and wise.

Plato

Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods.

Plato

A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.

Plato

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

Quotes by Plautus

No man is wise enough by himself.

Quotes by Plautus

A word to the wise is enough.

Quotes by Plautus

No mortal man, moreover is wise at all moments.

Quotes by Pliny the Elder

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.

Quotes by Plutarch

For to err in opinion, though it be not the part of wise men, is at least human.

Quotes by Plutarch

Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen.

Quotes by Pindar

God, Nature, the wise, the world, preach man, exhort him both by word and deed to the study of himself.

Quotes by Pierre Charron

Be wise; soar not too high to fall; but stoop to rise.

Quotes by Philip Massinger

I didn't lead a very wise life, myself, but it was a full one and a grown-up one. You come of age very quickly through shipwreck and disaster.

Quotes by Philip Dunne

Have you ever observed that we pay much more attention to a wise passage when it is quoted than when we read it in the original author?

Quotes by Philip Gilbert Hamerton

All who have taken it upon themselves to rule over others have incurred hatred and unpopularity for a time; but if one has a great aim to pursue, this burden of envy must be accepted, and it is wise to accept it.

Quotes by Pericles

Every group has its time. Nobody reigns forever, except Michael Jackson. So, you've gotta be ready for that - and be wise about what you're doing.

Quotes by Pepa

Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good and wise, government will of itself decay.

Quotes by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Chinese are wise in comprehending without many words what is inevitable and inescapable and therefore only to be borne.

Quotes by Pearl S. Buck

The wise are wise only because they love. The fool are fools only because they think they can understand love.

Paulo Coelho

I think that it's more important for an economist to be wise and sophisticated in scientific method than it is for a physicist because with controlled laboratory experiments possible, they practically guide you; you couldn't go astray. Whereas in economics, by dogma and misunderstanding, you can go very sadly astray.

Quotes by Paul Samuelson

Wisdom is knowing when you can't be wise.

Quotes by Paul Engle

I think humanity is not wise enough to know what genotype or somatype is going to be the most successful or the most fit - simply because we're not fully in control of our environment.

Quotes by Paul Di Filippo

While immensely beneficial to Seoul, is this U.S. guarantee to fight Korean War II, 64 years after the first, wise? Russia, China and Japan retain the freedom to decide whether and how to react, should war break out. Why do we not?

Quotes by Pat Buchanan

Only the wise know just where predestination ends and free will begins. Meanwhile, you must keep on doing your best, according to your own clearest understanding. you must long for freedom as the drowning man longs for air. Without sincere longing, you will never find God.

Quotes by Paramahansa Yogananda

A wise human would have an understanding of the supply chain and how the pieces fit together. But it's against our nature to think about it.

Quotes by Paolo Bacigalupi

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

Quotes by Ovid

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.

Quotes by Origen

For if the mystery concealed of old is made manifest to the Apostles through the prophetic writings, and if the prophets, being wise men, understood what proceeded from their own mouths, then the prophets knew what was made manifest to the Apostles.

Quotes by Origen

Living Life Tomorrow's fate, though thou be wise, Thou canst not tell nor yet surmise; Pass, therefore, not today in vain, For it will never come again.

Quotes by Omar Khayyam

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

Quotes by Olin Miller

Nationalism in Norway was very strong in 1905, that we must be free of Sweden. But I must say, I'm not 100 percent sure that was a wise decision. We had the war; we were occupied by Germans from 1940 to '45. And if there had been one Scandinavian country, then it would not have been so very easy probably to go ahead with the occupation.

Quotes by Olav Thon

Hip is the sophistication of the wise primitive in a giant jungle.

Norman Mailer

The American people may not be the best-educated, but they're very wise at heart.

Quotes by Norman Lear

It takes a wise man to handle a lie, a fool had better remain honest.

Quotes by Norman Douglas

Wise is the man who does not disdain any character and instead, examining him with a searching look, plumbs him to the very main-springs of his being.

Nikolai Gogol

I'd like to be wise. You have to go through a lot to get there, but I'm willing to go through a lot.

Quotes by Nicole Kidman

Getting all the things down game-management wise, that's what I want to excel at.

Quotes by Nick Foles

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli

As a father, I believe that involving children in sports at a young age is generally, a wise proposition. I believe that healthy competition is... well... healthy; that sporting events foster a spirit of teamwork that far surpasses the events themselves; and that active participation keeps children moving and is good for their self-esteem.

Quotes by Naveen Jain

Working on my knowledge and education and learning how to become a more talented and wise person make me feel more sexy.

Quotes by Natassia Malthe

I write for children because I am interested in fantasy and the possibilities for experience of all kinds before the time of compromise. I believe that children are far more perceptive and wise than American books give them credit for being.

Quotes by Natalie Babbitt

Why grab possessions like thieves, or divide them like socialists when you can ignore them like wise men?

Quotes by Natalie Clifford Barney

Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.

Quotes by Napoleon Hill

With age, you become more humble, more wise.

Quotes by Naseem Hamed

Script wise, the story of 'Eega' is universal. It's a simple story which everyone can understand.

Quotes by Nani

I'm really close to my family, and we talk through things. My parents are so amazing, they're brilliant. We try to take one step at a time and be wise about the decisions we make and keep our values and the things that are important.

Quotes by Naomi Scott

People don't understand that all presidents, the minute they become president, get a knock at the door. And there's a man there saying, 'Let's talk about your funeral.' At the time I thought, God, that's a terrible thing. Later on, I thought it was pretty wise.

Quotes by Nancy Reagan

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.

Quotes by Naguib Mahfouz

The majority must be persuaded by ideology that their government is good, wise and, at least, inevitable, and certainly better than other conceivable alternatives. Promoting this ideology among the people is the vital social task of the 'intellectuals.'

Quotes by Murray Rothbard

Why should I ask the wise men: Whence is my beginning? I am busy with the thought: Where will be my end?

Quotes by Muhammad Iqbal

Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks. Also learn from holy books and wise people. Everything - even mountains, rivers, plants and trees - should be your teacher.

Quotes by Morihei Ueshiba

I read a lot, I write a lot, and I have conversations with people I think are intelligent and wise.

Quotes by Montaigne

I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise.

Quotes by Montesquieu

I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.

Quotes by Montesquieu

A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.

Quotes by Moliere

Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.

Quotes by Moliere

A beautiful woman delights the eye; a wise woman, the understanding; a pure one, the soul.

Quotes by Minna Antrim

It is not government's job to mandate responsibility on our behalf. We have the intelligence and good sense to make wise consumption choices for ourselves and our children. It is up to us to do what is best for our health and our children's health.

Quotes by Mike Crapo

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

Quotes by Miguel de Cervantes

Time ripens all things; no man is born wise.

Quotes by Miguel de Cervantes

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