Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
A fool is a wise man's ladder.
A still tongue makes a wise head.
By others faults the wise correct their own.
Fools love not the wise, drunkards love not the sober.
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
I would pull at my beard like a wise man, but I don’t have one—a beard (or a wise man). So instead I pull at my grandpa’s beard, as he purrs like a kitten.
Wise men will apply their remedies to vices, not to names; to the causes of evil which are permanent, not to the occasional organs by which they act, and the transitory modes in which they appear. Otherwise you will be wise historically, a fool in pr...
Quick condemnation of all that is not ours, of views with which we disagree, of ideas that do not attract us, is the sign of a narrow mind, of an uncultivated intelligence. Bigotry is always ignorant, and the wise boy, who will become the wise man, t...
Beauty makes idiots sad and wise men merry.
The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.
Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.
A wise man travels to discover himself.
Wise men speak only of what they know
Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.
Teach a child what is wise, that is morality. Teach him what is wise and beautiful, that is religion!
In Greece wise men speak and fools decide.
A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.
The quickest way to rectify that mistake (choosing the wrong person) is by learning from that, moving on, and choosing much more wisely in the future.
I do not take advice or listen to the words of hypocrites or beings that are not self-realized. It's nothing personal. I am simply no fan of beings that try to sound wise, while trying to mask their imbecility.
I want to state upfront, unequivocally and without doubt: I do not believe that any racial, ethnic or gender group has an advantage in sound judging. I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge, regardless of t...
