Quotes of: Wise-man Keyword

Our language has wisely sensed the two sides of being alone. It has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word solitude to express the glory of being alone.

Paul Tillich

The theatre at my school was awesome. It was a 1,400-seat auditorium, so, being in that auditorium at 17, and having, like, 1,400 people cheer for you was, like, one of the most amazing feelings that I've ever felt, energy-wise. It just felt right.

Rutina Wesley

I definitely take after my dad, looks-wise. But my mum is my greatest inspiration. All the women in my family are amazing. They're hilarious. I love funny people.

Shari Sebbens

Mr. Craig was not above talking politics occasionally, though he piqued himself rather on a wise insight than on specific information.

Adam Bede

To fear death, gentlemen, is no other then to think oneself wise when one is not, to think one knows what one does not know.

The Apology

Never forget the value of time. You can acquire much in life. By comparison, time is fixed. Use it wisely.

Alphabet Success - Keeping it Simple

In Paris, everything's for sale: wise virgins, foolish virgins, truth and lies, tears and smiles.

The Attack on the Mill and Other Stories

Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw, if you've a ready mind, Where those of wit and learning, Will always find their kind.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

We might be wise to follow the insight of the enraptured heart rather than the more cautious reasoning of the theological mind.

The Knowledge of the Holy

Humanity lived many years and ruled the earth, sometimes wisely, sometimes well, but mostly neither.

Silently and Very Fast

Many are the strange chances of the world,' said Mithrandir, 'and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.

The Silmarillion

Who you are is why you choose poorly, or fail to choose wisely.

Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life

But let the wise be warned against too great readiness at explanation: it multiplies the sources of mistake, lengthening the sum for reckoners sure to go wrong.

Middlemarch

I think we are wise, we English speakers, to savor accents. They teach us things about our own tongue.

Merrick

A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease.

North and South

She was not too young to be wise, but she was too young to know that wisdom shouldn't be spoken aloud when you are happy.

Loser Takes All

Cricket Bell.” I smiled into my phone. “How did you get so wise?

Lola and the Boy Next Door

Money can buy you knowledge, but not the wisdom to use it wisely.

The Legacy Letters: His Wife, His Children, His Final Gift

Travel brings wisdom only to the wise. It renders the ignorant more ignorant than ever.

Last Argument of Kings

Leadership is making the wise decision even when it's hard.

Leading from the Gut: 3 Power Principles of Effective Leaders

Profound hearts, wise minds, take life as God makes it; it is a long trial, and unintelligible preparation for the unknown destiny.

Les Misérables