Quotes of: Wise-person Keyword

The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.

Du Mu

Why should I ask the wise men: Whence is my beginning? I am busy with the thought: Where will be my end?

Muhammad Iqbal

To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man.

Aristotle

We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.

William Arthur Ward

The wise man knows that it is better to sit on the banks of a remote mountain stream than to be emperor of the whole world.

Zhuangzi

Pray thee, spare, thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work.

Thomas Aquinas

When the fool knows when to be silent, he would be sitting among the wise.

Czech

He is so wise that he goes upon the ice three days before it freezes.

Dutch

He would be wise who knew all things beforehand.

Dutch

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

English

Thinking well is wise; planning well, wiser; but doing well is the wisest and best of all.

Persian

A father deserted by a wise son is like being caught in a shower without a felt.

Tibetan

With money in your pocket, you are wise, handsome and you sing well too.

Yiddish

The phrase 'Love one another' is so wise. By loving one another, we invest in each other and in ourselves. Perhaps someday, when we need someone to care for us, it may not come from the person we expect, but from the person we least expect. It may be...

The Inspired Caregiver: Finding Joy While Caring for Those You Love

There are five ways in which to become wise: be silent, listen, remember, grow older and study.

Arabian

Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is counted wise. Proverbs 17.28

Biblical

Stupid people always think they are right. Wise people listen to advice.

Biblical

An empty purse and a new house make a man wise, but too late.

Portuguese

A wise man did not pour wildfire on a brazier. Instead he poured a fresh cup of wine.

A Clash of Kings

The fool who knows his folly Becomes wise by that fact. But the fool who thinks he's wise - He's called 'a fool' indeed!

The Dhammapada

Or, as Sextus, the ancient Pythagorian philosopher, said, "The wise man is always similar to himself." -

Eat, Pray, Love