153 quotes found
“For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.”
“Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.”
“The whole Christmas story was probably a later addition to the gospel narratives, presented only by the authors of Matthew and Luke. Mark and John seem never to have heard of the manger in Bethlehe...”
“Such is the nature of men, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned; yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves.”
“The wise man regulates his conduct by the theories both of religion and science. But he regards these theories not as statements of ultimate fact but as art-forms.”
“Wise to resolve, and patient to perform.”
“Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.”
“The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.”
“The mind that is wise mourns less for what age takes away than what it leaves behind. ”
“No matter how dull, or how mean, or how wise a man is, he feels that happiness is his indisputable right.”
“A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise man finds a smart man and learns from him how to avoid the mistake altogether.”
“Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart.”
“Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the proflig...”
“Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.”
“A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.”
“A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.”
“When it comes to Chinese food I have always operated under the policy that the less known about the preparation the better. A wise diner who is invited to visit the kitchen replies by saying, as po...”
“Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.”
“Women desire six things: They want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous, obedient to wife, and lively in bed.”
“Thinking well to be wise: planning well, wiser: doing well wisest and best of all.”
