Quotes of: Wise-person Keyword

The conversation of the wise concerns ideas; that of the intelligent is about ideas; the common folk talk about food.

Chinese

If you have money, men think you are wise, handsome, and able to sing like a bird.

Jewish

Three things it is best to avoid: a strange dog, a flood, and a man who thinks he is wise.

Welsh

Each one of us has a unique spot in this harmonious and self-sustaining universe. If our desire is to succeed and enjoy life to the full both personally, professionally, and business wise, we should spot our unique place in the universe.

The 9 Cardinal Building Blocks: For Continued Success in Leadership

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. Proverbs 26.5

Biblical

Knowledge is power, as some say. But on some days it is just as much pain and confusion as it is power; and any wise man worth his salt as a wise man at least understands this. One may be able to comprehend all the human perspectives in the universe,...

Killosophy

There is no man...however wise, who has not at some period in his youth said things, or lived a life, the memory of which is so unpleasant to him that he would gladly expunge it. And yet he ought not entirely to regret it, because he cannot be certai...

Remembrance of Things Past: Volume I - Swann's Way & Within a Budding Grove

The foolish of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of god is stronger than men. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that may not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called, but God hath chosen the foolish things...

A Wrinkle in Time

I have lived to see that being seventeen is no protection against becoming seventy, but to know this needs the experience of a lifetime, for no imagination copes with it.

The Curse Of The Wise Woman

I should have shouted "No" and left him. "But at least" said Satan in the deeps of my mind, "know what the temptation is before you do anything hastily.

The Curse Of The Wise Woman

A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.

The Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha

Fools make feasts and wise men eat them.

Fart Proudly: Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School

A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.

How to Cook Your Life: From the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment

A wise man once said that any human being is capable of infinite achievement, so long as it’s not the work they’re supposed to be doing.

Blue and Gold

Where does a wise man hide a leaf? In the forest. But what does he do if there is no forest? He grows a forest to hide it in.

The Innocence of Father Brown

A wise man is someone who knows how to convert obstacles into resources.

KISS Life "Life is what you make it"

A wise man governs his eyes, not because it is wrong to delight in beauty, but because otherwise his delight may suffer transmutation into something very different.

On the Meaning of Sex

Only fools imply compliments. The wise man comes right out with it, point-blank. Imply criticism--unless the criticized isn't within earshot.

Soldiers' Pay

Avoid the RTP Syndrome. When you rush to Publish, you rush to mistakes and chaos. Guaranteed.

Snappy Sassy Salty: Wise Words for Authors and Writers

But this I know. Those who seek Him will do well to look among the poor and the lowly, the sorrowful and the oppressed.

The Other Wise Man

Being a senior doesn't automatically make one wise but the wise & foolish alike have things to teach us.

Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living