Wise Quotes

The foolish man conceives the idea of 'self.' The wise man sees there is no ground on which to build the idea of 'self;' thus, he has a right conception of the world and well concludes that all compounds amassed by sorrow will be dissolved again, but the truth will remain. Buddha
Truth Wise Man Wise Man World Will Build Dissolved Compounds Sees Remain Foolish Self He Idea Thus Conception Sorrow Well Which Again Ground Right
If you young fellows were wise, the devil couldn't do anything to you, but since you aren't wise, you need us who are old. Martin Luther
You Wise Old Devil Young Since Fellows Were Anything Us Who Need
Tell me I'm clever, Tell me I'm kind, Tell me I'm talented, Tell me I'm cute, Tell me I'm sensitive, Graceful and wise, Tell me I'm perfect - But tell me the truth. Shel Silverstein
Truth Me Wise Clever Cute Tell Kind Perfect Talented Graceful Sensitive
Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes practice, but we don't have to do anything else. We don't have to advise, or coach, or sound wise. We just have to be willing to sit there and listen. Margaret J. Wheatley
Wise Simple Listening Practice Sit Else Willing Simple Act Takes Advise Sound Listen Just Anything Anything Else Us Coach Act Requires Present
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought. Matsuo Basho
Wise Brainy Follow Seek Footsteps Sought
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
Teacher Wise People Stream Water Plants Mountains Trees Everything Valley Books Rivers Wise People Study Between Freely Also Learn How Smoothly Rocks Holy Should Your Even Flows
Only the wise know just where predestination ends and free will begins. Meanwhile, you must keep on doing your best, according to your own clearest understanding. you must long for freedom as the drowning man longs for air. Without sincere longing, you will never find God. Paramahansa Yogananda
God Best Freedom You Wise Man Will Free Long Free Will Longing Understanding Own Air Must Find Only Never Clearest Sincere Drowning Longs Know Without Doing According Begins Just Ends Where Predestination Your Meanwhile Keep
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
Wise Man Wise Man Own Others More Gives Lay He Does His Up Treasures
It's not wise to violate rules until you know how to observe them. T. S. Eliot
You Wise Rules Observe Know Until How Them Violate
Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods. Plato
Love Good Wise Love Is Joy Amazement Wonder Gods
A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses. Hippocrates
Health Wise Man Wise Man Thought Own Consider Benefit Blessings Learn Greatest How His Human Should Derive Illnesses
Christmas in Bethlehem. The ancient dream: a cold, clear night made brilliant by a glorious star, the smell of incense, shepherds and wise men falling to their knees in adoration of the sweet baby, the incarnation of perfect love. Lucinda Franks
Love Christmas Wise Brilliant Made Men Smell Glorious Sweet Baby Cold Ancient Dream Bethlehem Adoration Perfect Perfect Love Knees Clear Wise Men Shepherds Falling Incarnation Incense Star Night
Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Wisdom Wise Men Thousand Thousand Years Wise Men Answered Years Years Ago Questions Ignorant Raise
Where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise. Thomas Gray
Wise Ignorance Folly Bliss Where Tis Ignorance Is Bliss
Quick condemnation of all that is not ours, of views with which we disagree, of ideas that do not attract us, is the sign of a narrow mind, of an uncultivated intelligence. Bigotry is always ignorant, and the wise boy, who will become the wise man, tries to understand and to see the truth in ideas with which he does not agree. Annie Besant
Truth Wise Man Wise Man Intelligence Disagree Mind Will Become Sign Ours Tries See He Ideas Attract Understand Boy Does Always Narrow Condemnation Quick Which Us Ignorant Views Who Agree
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
Life Death Wise People Way Diligent Foolish Road Wise People Idle Short
The mark of a wise person isn't never making mistakes - everyone makes plenty of them. Rather, it's the ability to quickly admit - and fix - them! Whitney Tilson
Wise Mistakes Making Mistakes Mark Everyone Plenty Ability Admit Rather Never Wise Person Makes Making Quickly Fix Person Them
We need to seek wise leaders who will seek common ground among Americans instead of dividing us further for political gain. As citizens, we must embrace those who embrace ideas, thoughtfulness, civility and kindness to others no matter what their political beliefs. James McGreevey
Kindness Wise Political Matter Will Others Further Those Must Citizens Embrace Seek Civility Dividing Instead Leaders Ideas Political Beliefs American Common Common Ground Gain Us Ground Who Beliefs Among Need
A fool is wise in his eyes. King Solomon
Wise Eyes Fool His
The wise have always said the same things, and fools, who are the majority have always done just the opposite. Arthur Schopenhauer
Wise Fools Majority Said Always Opposite Same Done Just Same Things Who Things
The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve. Buddha
Wise Thought Sieve Through Grain Speech
The good and the wise lead quiet lives. Euripides
Good Wise Lead Quiet Lives
Who is the wise man? He who sees what's going to be born. King Solomon
Wise Man Wise Man Born Sees He Going Who
You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. Naguib Mahfouz
You Wise Man Clever Tell Answers His Questions Whether
The wise are wise only because they love. The fool are fools only because they think they can understand love. Paulo Coelho
Love Wise Fool Fools Think Only Because Understand
To speak and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks. Ben Jonson
Wise Man Wise Man Fool Speak Talk Well May Speaks Things Two
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