Quotes of: Wise-man Keyword

In a democracy, people always vote for their alike! Pig for the pig, raven for the raven! Dull for the dull, wise for the wise!

Mehmet Murat ildan

Any fool can say he is wise but only someone wise can admit he is a fool.

Michael Reed

Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others.

Edward Abbey

5-6 blogs is too many for a fool to have; one is enough for a wise person

Tasha Turner

It is never wise to try to appear to be more clever than you are. It is sometimes wise to appear slightly less so.

William Whitelaw

We have no words for speaking of wisdom to the stupid. He who understands the wise is wise already.

Georg C. Lichtenberg

Call me not wise unless you call all men wise. A young fruit am I, still clinging to the branch and it was only yesterday that I was a blossom. And call none among you foolish for we are neither wise nor foolish. We are green leaves upon the tree of ...

The Garden of The Prophet

They will be hushed by a good deed who laugh at a wise speech.

French

Though the snake be small, it is still wise to hit it with a big stick.

Indian

What a fool does in the end, the wise do in the beginning.

Spanish

Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy can't be wise.

The Importance Of Living

Wise Child: Why don't you beat me then? Juniper: I can't be bothered.

Wise Child

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

Quintilian

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

Pindar

It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life.

Epicurus

I would much rather be considered wise than smart. But, I still think it is wise to get an education.

Destiny Booze

At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.

W. Somerset Maugham

He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40, nor wise at 50, will never be handsome, strong, rich or wise.

George Herbert

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

Napoleon Hill

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

Roger Ascham

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

Robert South