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.
Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen.
A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.
It is never wise to discourage youthful idealism.
There can be no wise politics without thought beforehand.
My upbringing is why I am the person I am today. I have very wise parents.
A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.
Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance.
A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.
The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live.
The greatest misfortune of the wise man and the greatest unhappiness of the fool are based upon convention.
It takes a clever man to turn cynic and a wise man to be clever enough not to.
'How do you know so much about everything?' was asked of a very wise and intelligent man; and the answer was 'By never being afraid or ashamed to ask questions as to anything of which I was ignorant.'
Really, I'm never much of a goal-setter. Whenever I've tried to make big, solid plans, they don't happen. I'm more into whatever the circumstances are that present themselves, making wise decisions around that.
Controversy equalizes fools and wise men in the same way - and the fools know it.
The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but not to the world.
The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.
Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge.
For if the mystery concealed of old is made manifest to the Apostles through the prophetic writings, and if the prophets, being wise men, understood what proceeded from their own mouths, then the prophets knew what was made manifest to the Apostles.
It is often wise to reveal that which cannot be concealed for long.
The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct.
Fortune, seeing that she could not make fools wise, has made them lucky.
He who is not just is severe, he who is not wise is sad.
One should take good care not to grow too wise for so great a pleasure of life as laughter.
We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.
At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.
Speech within the kingdom of Amazonia - run by its sovereign Jeff Bezos and his board of directors with help from the wise counsel and judgment of the company's executives - is not protected in the same way that speech is constitutionally protected in America's public spaces.
A very wise author once said that a writer writes for himself, and then publishes for money. I write for myself and publish just for the reader.
A silent man is easily reputed wise. A man who suffers none to see him in the common jostle and undress of life, easily gathers round him a mysterious veil of unknown sanctity, and men honor him for a saint. The unknown is always wonderful.
Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
It is impossible to love and to be wise.
He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.
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 should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.
It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses.
I don't think it's wise to shut down the government.
