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Last updated on April 16, 2025.
Nine tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time.
Who needs astrology? The wise man gets by on fortune cookies.
A wise traveler never despises his own country.
The foolish sayings of the rich pass for wise saws in society.
Like as a wise man in time of peace prepares for war.
There are three sorts of pleasures which are advantageous, and three which are injurious. Finding pleasure in the discriminating study of ceremonies and music, finding pleasure in discussing the good points in the conduct of others, and finding pleasure in having many wise friends, these are advantageous. But finding pleasure in profligate enjoyments, finding pleasure in idle gadding about, and finding pleasure in feasting, these are injurious.
The first step towards madness is to think oneself wise.
The wise have mastered body, word, and mind. They are the true masters.
If suffering brings wisdom, I would wish to be less wise.
Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.
A word to the wise is enough, and many words won't fill a bushel.
Devil, you've got me all in a whirl. I'm wise to your game.
The problem with the wise is they are so filled with doubts while the dull are so certain.
No gown worse becomes a woman than the desire to be wise.
It's important not to be afraid ego-wise to share your information.
A wise fellow who is also worthless always charms the rabble.
In an unfamiliar culture, it is wise to offer no innovations, no suggestions, or lessons.
Customs may not be as wise as laws, but they are always more popular.
A man must become wise at his own expense.
Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
All the wise world is little else, in nature, But parasites or subparasites.
The greatest event for the world is the arrival of a new and wise person.
A person is wise if he listens to millions of advice and doesn't implement any of it.
We've been through a lot personally, emotionally and career-wise.
Wise men argue causes; fools decide them.
... superstitions, which, being unable to defend themselves on fair ground, raise these intangling brambles to cover and protect their weakness. Chased from the open country, these robbers fly into the forest, and lie in wait to break in upon every unguarded avenue of the mind, and overwhelm it with religious fears and prejudices. ... The idea of God, as meaning an infinitely intelligent, wise and good Being, arises from reflecting on the operations of our own mind, and augmenting, without limit, those qualities of goodness and wisdom.
It is often wise to reveal that which cannot be concealed for long.
Fools make feasts and wise men eat them.
The disadvantage of becoming wise is that you realize how foolish you've been.
There is in human nature generally more of the fool than of the wise.
The man who knows when not to act is wise. To my mind bravery if forethought.
A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
The stupid speak of the past, the wise of the present, and fools of the future.
To be wise and eke to love,
Is granted scarce to gods above.
You can be one of the best players, stats-wise, but if you're not winning, all that stuff doesn't matter.
Be wise; soar not too high to fall; but stoop to rise.
The dead keep their secrets, and in a while we shall be as wise as they - and as taciturn.
Potency does not mean being unnecessarily aggressive; one has to be wise.
The greatest thing for me football-wise is that it's a test of will.
In examinations the foolish ask questions that the wise cannot answer.
Randalf the Wise indeed!I've worn wiser pairs of underpants!
Drinks-wise, I stick to water, sometimes a Diet Coke.
There are many wise men that have secret hearts and transparent countenances.
Let them not do the slightest thing that the wise would later reprove.
The wise man makes an island of himself that no flood can overwhelm.
Comedy-wise, I think Chris Elliott is one of the funniest people.
The constancy of the wise is only the talent of concealing the agitation of their hearts.
Fools give you reasons, wise men never try.
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
Wise man and river; they both create new paths!
A wise man does not trust all his eggs to one basket.
A truly wise man does not play leapfrog with a unicorn.
Wiley has given me wise words a few times.
It is a wise man who knows where courage ends and stupidity begins.
The most realistic distinction between the investor and the speculator is found in their attitude toward stock-market movements. The speculator's primary interest lies in anticipating and profiting from market fluctuations. The investor's primary interest lies in acquiring and holding suitable securities at suitable prices. Market movements are important to him in a practical sense, because they alternately create low price levels at which he would be wise to buy and high price levels at which he certainly should refrain from buying and probably would be wise to sell.
Writers, however mature and wise and eminent, are children at heart.
The constancy of the wise is only the art of keeping disquietude to one's self.
Wise books For half the truths they hold are honored tombs.
A wise man needes not blush for changing his purpose.