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Wise Quotes (page 19)

Anton Chekhov quote: "They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong...."
They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death. Anton Chekhov
Alas, how terrible is wisdomwhen it brings no profit to the man that's wise! This I knew well, but had forgotten it, else I would not have come here. Sophocles
John Berryman quote: "I am so wise I had my mouth sewn shut."
I am so wise I had my mouth sewn shut. John Berryman
We, ignorant of ourselves, Beg often our own harms, which the wise powers. Deny us for our good; so find we profit. By losing of our prayers. William Shakespeare
Learn to write by doing it. Read widely and wisely. Increase your word power. Find your own individual voice though practicing constantly. Go through the world with your eyes and ears open and learn to express that experience in words. P. D. James
That is the hardest thing of all. It is much harder to judge yourself than to judge others. If you succeed in judging yourself, it's because you're truly a wise man. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
To know that our Father in heaven has ordained our pain is not a comfoftable truth, but it is comforting. That our pain has a loving and wise and all-powerful purpose behind it is better than any other view--weak God, cruel God, bumbling God, no God. To know that in his hands "this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison" (2 Corinthians 4:17) is profoundly reassuring. John Piper
Arnold Bennett quote: "The proper, wise balancingof one's whole life may depend upon..."
The proper, wise balancingof one's whole life may depend upon thefeasibility of a cup of tea at an unusual hour. Arnold Bennett
Spend the glittering moonlight there. Pursuing down the soundless deep. Limbs that gleam and shadowy hair, Or floating lazy, half-asleep. Dive and double and follow after, Snare in flowers, and kiss, and call, With lips that fade, and human laughter. And faces individual, Well this side of Paradise! . . . There's little comfort in the wise. Rupert Brooke
In any case, the most lively young people become the best old people, not those who pretend to be as wise as grandfathers while they are still at school. Herman Hesse
Heaven is for thee too high. To know what passes there; be lowly wise. Think only what concerns thee and thy being; Dream not of other worlds, what creatures there. Live, in what state, condition, or degree, Contented that thus far hath been revealed. John Milton
Their mother is Athene, the goddess of wisdom, and, although they are often ready to play the buffoon to amuse you, such conduct is the prerogative of the truly wise. T. H. White
Said the writer of Proverbs, ‘Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it’ (Prov. 22:6). That training finds its roots in the home. There will be little of help from other sources. Do not depend on government to help in this darkening situation. Barbara Bush, wife of former United States president George Bush, spoke wisely when in Wellesley, Massachusetts, in 1990 she addressed the Wellesley College graduating class and said, ‘Your success as... Gordon B. Hinckley
Rick Warren quote: "While it is wise to learn from experience, it is wiser to..."
While it is wise to learn from experience, it is wiser to learn from the experiences of others. Rick Warren
L. M. Montgomery quote: "Wouldn't it be a rather drab world if everybody was wise and..."
Wouldn't it be a rather drab world if everybody was wise and sensible…and good? What would we find to talk about? L. M. Montgomery

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