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Wise People Quotes

Wise people say it is folly to think anybody perfect; and as to likes and dislikes, we should be friendly to all, and worship none Charlotte Bronte
John Selden quote: "Wise people say nothing in dangerous times."
Wise people say nothing in dangerous times. John Selden
Aristophanes quote: "Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still..."
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. Aristophanes
Elizabeth Gaskell quote: "Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better..."
Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom. Elizabeth Gaskell
Buddha quote: "To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a..."
To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent. Buddha
Impossible is the word found only in a fool's dictionary. Wise people create opportunities for themselves and make everything possible... Napoleon Bonaparte
The common and continual mischief's [sic] of the spirit of party are sufficient to make it the interest and the duty of a wise people to discourage and restrain it. It serves always to distract the public councils and enfeeble the public administration. It agitates the community with ill founded jealousies and false alarms, kindles the animosity of one part against another, foments occasionally riot and insurrection. It opens the door to foreign influence and corruption, which find a... George Washington
~Do you like him much? ~I told you I like him a little. Where is the use of caring for him so very much? He is full of faults. ~Is he? ~All boys are. ~More than girls? ~Very likely. Wise people say it is folly to think anyboy perfect, and as to likes and diskiles, we should be friendly to all, and worship none. Charlotte Bronte
A man carries within him the germ of his most exceptional action; and if we wise people make eminent fools of ourselves on any particular occasion, we must endure the legitimate conclusion that we carry a few grains of folly to our ounce of wisdom. George Eliot
Paulo Coelho quote: "simple things are the most valuable and only wise people..."
simple things are the most valuable and only wise people appreciate them". Paulo Coelho
Victor Hugo quote: "It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the..."
It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life. Victor Hugo
I had grown up in a humanist atmosphere, and war to me was never anything but horror, mutilation and senseless destruction, and I knew that many great and wise people felt the same way about it. George Grosz
Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks. Also learn from holy books and wise people. Everything - even mountains, rivers, plants and trees - should be your teacher. Morihei Ueshiba
People who count their chickens before they are hatched act very wisely because chickens run about so absurdly that it's impossible to count them accurately. Oscar Wilde
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

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