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Wise Man Quotes (page 5)

Lao Tzu quote: "The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he..."
The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own. Lao Tzu
2. "HOW COULD anything originate out of its opposite? For example, truth out of error? or the Will to Truth out of the will to deception? or the generous deed out of selfishness? or the pure sun-bright vision of the wise man out of covetousness? Such genesis is impossible; whoever dreams of it is a fool, nay, worse than a fool; things of the highest value must have a different origin, an origin of THEIR own—in this transitory, seductive, illusory, paltry world, in this turmoil of delusion and... Friedrich Nietzsche
Samuel Butler quote: "Any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise man to be..."
Any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise man to be able to sell it. Samuel Butler
George Eliot quote: "Probabilities—the surest screen a wise man can place between..."
Probabilities—the surest screen a wise man can place between himself and the truth. George Eliot
Frank Herbert quote: "This wise man observed that wealth is a tool of freedom. But..."
This wise man observed that wealth is a tool of freedom. But the pursuit of wealth is the way to slavery. Frank Herbert
Pythagoras quote: "When the wise man opens his mouth, the beauties of his soul..."
When the wise man opens his mouth, the beauties of his soul present themselves to the view, like the statues in a temple. Pythagoras
Frank Zappa quote: "A wise man once said, never discuss philosophy or politics in..."
A wise man once said, never discuss philosophy or politics in a disco environment. Frank Zappa
The wise man thinks about his troubles only when there is some purpose in doing so; at other times he thinks about other things, or, if it is night, about nothing at all. Bertrand Russell
Money is the root of all evil.' Then we hear, 'A fool and his money are soon parted.' What are they talking about? If money is so evil, shouldn't it be, 'A wise man and his money are soon parted'? And another thing, how does a fool get money in the first place? I know some fools who have a lot of money, but they won't tell me how they got it, and I won't tell them. George Burns
Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else ... Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it. Herman Hesse
Common men talk bagfuls of religion but do not practise even a grain of it. The wise man speaks a little, even though his whole life is religion expressed in action. Ramakrishna
Confucius quote: "When the wise man points at the Moon, the idiot looks at the..."
When the wise man points at the Moon, the idiot looks at the finger. Confucius
...they are able to forgive themselves, as a wise man once said, for being human. That is knowing that life is hard and virtue rare, they keep the ancient faith that it is better to love than to hate, to live fully even if imperfectly. Charles Van Doren
Benjamin Franklin quote: "The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise..."
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart. Benjamin Franklin
Victor Hugo quote: "The wise man is he who knows when and how to stop"
The wise man is he who knows when and how to stop Victor Hugo

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