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Francis Quarles quote: "Be wisely worldly, but not worldly wise."
Be wisely worldly, but not worldly wise. Francis Quarles
Alan Alda quote: "Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better..."
Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart. Alan Alda
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette quote: "Be happy. It's one way of being wise."
Be happy. It's one way of being wise. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Mark Twain quote: "Be wise as a serpent and wary as a dove!"
Be wise as a serpent and wary as a dove! Mark Twain
Philip Massinger quote: "Be wise; soar not too high to fall; but stoop to rise."
Be wise; soar not too high to fall; but stoop to rise. Philip Massinger
Edward Young quote: "Be wise with speed; a fool at forty is a fool indeed."
Be wise with speed; a fool at forty is a fool indeed. Edward Young
Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don’t learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say no. But saying “yes” begins things. Saying “yes” is how things grow. Saying “yes” leads to knowledge. “Yes” is for... Stephen Colbert
Lin Yutang quote: "Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy..."
Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy can't be wise. Lin Yutang
If I were wise, I shouldn't tell you. But I won't be wise, Harry, not for this time. I'll be just the opposite. So now mind what I say! You will hear it and forget it again. You will laugh over it, and you will weep over it. So look out! I am going to play with you for life and death, little brother, and before we begin the game I'm going to lay my cards on the table. Herman Hesse
For to fear death, my friends, is only to think ourselves wise without really being wise, for it is to think that we know what we do not know. For no one knows whether death may not be the greatest good that can happen to man. Plato
If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for more wise men reading more good books in more public libraries. These libraries should be open to all—except the censor. We must know all the facts and hear all the alternatives and listen to all the criticisms. Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors. For the Bill of Rights is the guardian of our security as well as our liberty. John F. Kennedy
There is no glory in being a featherbed soldier, a man bedecked with gorgeous medals, but never beautified by a scar, or ennobled by a wound. All that you ever hear of such a soldier is that his spurs jingle on the pavement as he walks. There is no history for this carpet knight. He is just a dandy. He never smelled gunpowder in battle in his life. If he did, he fetched out his cologne to kill the offensive odor. Oh, if we could be wise enough to choose, even were as wise as the Lord... Charles Spurgeon
He told me not to seek revenge, but to seek the Buddha,' said the fox spirit, sadly. 'Wise counsel,' said the fox of dreams. 'Vegeance can be a road that has no ending. You would be wise to avoid it. And...?' 'I shall seek the Buddha,' said the fox, with a toss of her head. 'But first I shall seek revenge. Neil Gaiman
William Shakespeare quote: "A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself..."
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. William Shakespeare
Robert Cormier quote: "Why did the wise guys always accuse other people of being wise..."
Why did the wise guys always accuse other people of being wise guys? Robert Cormier

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