Quotes of: Wise-man Keyword

He who devotes sixteen hours a day to hard study may become at sixty as wise as he thought himself at twenty.

Mary Wilson Little

Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish action.

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Lester Burnham: Man, oh man. Man, oh man, oh man, oh man, oh man. [last words, while looking at a picture of his family]

American Beauty

A blind man needs no looking glass.

Scottish

When a rich man wants children, he gets dollars, when a poor man wants dollars, he gets children.

Arabian

Exactly. I think the original tantric Buddhists took notice of was some very wise old people who never studied in their youth, but took part in a range of risk-taking adventures when they were younger, and finally became wise when they reflected upon...

The Sacrament of the Goddess

In 1881, being on a visit to Boston, my wife and I found ourselves in the Parker House with the 's, and went over to Charleston to hear him lecture. His subject was 'Some Mistakes of Moses,' and it was a memorable experience. Our lost leaders, -- , ,...

My Pilgrimage to the Wise Men of the East

She would be one of those who kneel to their own shadows till feet grow on their knees; then go down on their hands till their hands grow into feet; then lay their faces on the ground till they grow into snouts; when at last they are a hideous sort o...

The Wise Woman and Other Stories

#812 Wynarski: I went in there the other day and that son of a bitch was sleeping. Dante Hicks: I'm sure he wasn't sleeping #812 Wynarski: Are you calling me a liar? Are you calling me a liar? Dante Hicks: No, he was probably just resting his eyes. #...

Clerks

The Bride: Did he teach you that? Bill: No. He teaches no one the five-point-palm-exploding-heart technique. Now, Kiddo, one of the things I always liked about you is you appear wise beyond your years. Then allow me to impart a word to the wise. What...

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

English Bob: [discussing the assassination of President Garfield] Well there's a dignity royalty. A majesty that precludes the likelihood of assassination. If you were to point a pistol at a king or a queen your hands would shakes as though palsied. ...

Unforgiven

The bachelor is a peacock, the engaged man a lion, and the married man a jackass.

German

Dr. Frederick Treves: Am I a good man? Or a bad man?

The Elephant Man

Hang a German, even if he is a good man.

Russian

The open house makes a good man of the thief.

Spanish

If a rich man ate a snake, they would say it was because of his wisdom; if a poor man ate it, they would say it was because of his stupidity.

Saudi Arabian

We are wise to be cautious, but I suggest we prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

Earth Unaware

Even a God finds it hard to love and be wise at the same time.

Forbidden: Discover the Legend

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

Gedichte

A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation; therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past or future.

Oliver Goldsmith

Wise anger is like fire from a flint: there is great ado to get it out; and when it does come, it is out again immediately.

Edward Everett Hale