A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half..

He who is surety is never sure himself. Take advice, and never be security for more than you are quite willing to lose. Remember the word of the wise….

Better to be happy than wise..

Africa has her mysteries, and even a wise man cannot understand them. But a wise man respects them.

I was fortunate in the last century to be in the two biggest hits film-wise, "Godfather I" and "Godfather II," and "Lonesome Dove"..

A wise judge may let mercy temper justice but may not let mercy undo it..

A popular writer writes about what people think. A wise writer offers them something to think about..

It takes a very strong head to keep secrets for years and not go slightly mad. It isn't wise to be advised by anyone slightly mad..

Benevolent, enlightened, wise dictators are the most efficient form of government. The problem is what comes afterwards..

He is truly wise who gains wisdom from another's mishap..

The value of the myth is that it takes all the things we know and restores to them the rich significance which has been hidden by ‘the veil of famili….

As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish..

Prayer is request. The essence of request, as distinct from compulsion, is that it may or may not be granted. And if an infinitely wise Being listens….

There cannot always be fresh fields of conquest by the knife; there must be portions of the human frame that will ever remain sacred from its intrusi….

If we turn to the divine Conductor and follow the wise and loving baton that is His will, His Word, then the music of our life will be a symphony..

Let's be wise as the silence, strong as the wind, useful as the light; let's make of our lips a censer of the virtues..

Scents bring memories, and many memories bring nostalgic pleasure. We would be wise to plan for this when we plant a garden..

Successful investing is anticipating the anticipations of others..

We might be wise to follow the insight of the enraptured heart rather than the more cautious reasoning of the theological mind..

Praise and Prayer PRAISE is devotion fit for mighty minds, The diff'ring world's agreeing sacrifice; Where Heaven divided faiths united finds: But Pr….

Tis but a part we see, and not a whole..