Quotes of: Wise-people Keyword

Wise men argue causes; fools decide them.

Anacharsis

One who is not wise is proud he is wise.

Life

Many have been the wise speeches of fools, though not so many as the foolish speeches of wise men.

The Holy State and the Profane State

Smartass Disciple: My master, please show me how to be a wise man! Master of Stupidity: I can't. But I can show you how to do something wisely.

Master of Stupidity

True conservation provides for wise use by the general public. The American people do not want our resources preserved for the exclusive use of the wealthy. These land and water resources belong to the people, and people of all income levels should h...

George Aiken

It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.

Nelson Mandela

Every wise, just, and mild government, by rendering the condition of its subjects easy and secure, will always abound most in people, as well as in commodities and riches.

David Hume

There are essentially two things that will make you wise -- the books you read and the people you meet.

Jack Canfield

People value and spend their money more wisely when they acquire it by their own efforts - also known as work.

Larry Elder

No one in my family had ever done anything acting-wise or entertainment industry-wise.

Margot Robbie

A wise man turns chance into good fortune.

Thomas Fuller

Be wisely worldly, but not worldly wise.

Francis Quarles

Logical consequences are the scarecrows of fools and the beacons of wise men.

Thomas Huxley

One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.

Amos Bronson Alcott

Wise care keeps what it has gained.

Danish

Penny wise is often pound foolish.

French

To the world wisdom is folly; to the wise the world is foolish.

Indian

Everyone is wise until he speaks.

Irish

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

Romanian

A fool is a wise man's ladder.

South African

A still tongue makes a wise head.

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