The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.
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.
Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.
I've always said that at the end of the day, on a legal issue, I think a wise old woman and a wise old man are going to reach the same conclusion.
It takes a clever man to turn cynic and a wise man to be clever enough not to.
A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
A wise man always has something to say, whereas a fool always needs to say something.
Two things a wise man never discloses to the public; his money and his women.
I would much rather be considered wise than smart. But, I still think it is wise to get an education.
A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
Any fool can wash himself, but every wise man knows that it is an unnecessary labour, for nature will quickly reduce him to a natural and healthy dirtiness again.
At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.
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.
Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.
To speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do is style.
Speech was given to the ordinary sort or men, whereby to communicate their mind; but to wise men, whereby to conceal it.
A fool can throw a stone in a pond that 100 wise men can not get out.
Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.
It's a wise man who isn't afraid to make a fool of himself every now and then.
To get he had tried, yet his store was still meager. To a wise man he cried, in a voice keen and eager; Pray tell me how I may successfully live? And the wise man replied, "To get you must give." As to giving he said, "What have I to give?" I've scar...
