Quotes on Wise

A good ad should be like a good sermon: It must not only comfort the afflicted, it also must afflict the comfortable.

Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise,_x000D_ _x000D_ He who defers this work from day to day,_x000D_ _x000D_ Does on a river's bank expecting stay,_x000D_ _x000D_ Till the whole stream, which stopped him, should be gone,_x000D_ _x000D_ That runs, and as it runs, for ever will run on.

Truth exists for the wise, beauty for the feeling heart.

Never let your inferiors do you a favor - it will be extremely costly.

A man is wise with the wisdom of his time only, and ignorant with its ignorance.

In all I wish, how happy should I be,_x000D_ _x000D_ Thou grand Deluder, were it not for thee?_x000D_ _x000D_ So weak thou art that fools thy power despise;_x000D_ _x000D_ And yet so strong, thou triumph'st o'er the wise.

To be wise and eke to love,_x000D_ _x000D_ Is granted scarce to gods above.

The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.

Oh, be wise, Thou!_x000D_ _x000D_ Instructed that true knowledge leads to love.

It is well, when the wise and the learned discover new truths; but how much better to diffuse the truths already discovered, amongst the multitude! Every addition to true knowledge is an addition to human power; and while a philosopher is discovering one new truth, millions may be propagated amongst the people. Diffusion, then, rather than discovery, is the duty of our government.

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

The man who is truly good and wise will bear with dignity whatever fortune sends, and will always make the best of his circumstances.

A man who is wrathful with us is a sick man; we must apply a plaster to his heart - love; we must treat him kindly, speak to him gently, lovingly. And if there is not deeply-rooted malice against us within him, but only a temporary fit of anger, you will see how his heart, or his malice, will melt away through your kindness and love - how good will conquer evil. A Christian must always be kind, gracious, and wise in order to conquer evil by good.

For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.

The wise man in the storm prays God not for safety from danger but for deliverance from fear. It is the storm within which endangers him[,] not the storm without.

How do I define success? Let me tell you, money's pretty nice. But having a lot of money does not automatically make you a successful person. What you want is money and meaning. You want your work to be meaningful, because meaning is what brings the real richness to your life.

Very high, very grand, and very wise is the ocean of God, the Water of Life. You went after the form and were lead astray. How can you see it? You abandoned the truth. Sometimes it is named "tree," sometimes "sun," sometimes "ocean," sometimes "cloud," one thing from which scores of discoveries arise, its slightest definition an everlasting life.

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.

Anger is one letter short of danger.

A quarrelsome man has no good neighbours.

Look for the answer inside your question.