It is not wise to be wiser than is necessary. [Fr., Ce n'est pas etre sage D'etre plus sage qu'il ne le faut.].

Remember that in all miseries lamenting becomes fools, and action, wise folk..

It is not wise to be wiser than is necessary..

I am pleased as punch no longer to believe in a god who declares reason a sin, who will not choose many noble and great and wise things but has chose….

Oh, that the wise from their bright minds would kindle Such lamps within the dome of this dim world That the pale name of priest might shrink and d….

The good want power, but to weep barren tears. The powerful goodness want: worse need for them. The wise want love; and those who love want wisdom..

We must have passed through life unobservantly, if we have never perceived that a man is very much himself what he thinks of others..

On their return from a trip, it is wise to see friends promptly, before they've had time to get their pictures developed..

Instead of looking on discussion as a stumbling block in the way of action, we think it an indispensable preliminary to any wise action at all..

Quoting E. B. White is the easiest way I know of to fool people into thinking that I am perceptive, witty, and wise..

For you can look at things while talking or with a radio going full blast, but you can see only when the chatter stops..

The only difference between a wise man and a fool is that the wise man knows he's playing..

The greatest misfortune of the wise man and the greatest unhappiness of the fool are based upon convention..

You will, if you're wise and know the art of travel, let yourself go on the stream of the unknown and accept whatever comes in the spirit in which th….

You must not judge people by their country. In South America, it is always wise to judge people by their altitude..

Great stories happen all around you every day. At the time they’re happening, you don’t think of them as stories. You probably don’t think about them….

Everything that human beings feel, we feel. We can become extremely wise and sensitive to all of humanity and the whole universe simply by knowing ou….

Mitch and I have known each other for such a long time, and we're both so pleased to be given this opportunity at this point in our lives to play cha….

A wise man once said, never discuss philosophy or politics in a disco environment..

It is not wise to give something old and powerful something they care about. And I am very old..

No one can upset you, unless you give them permission..