(963 quotes found)
“Thus we play the fool with the time and the spirits of the wise sit in the clouds and mock us.”
William Shakespeare
“Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.”
“To become wise, one must "wish" to have certain experiences and run, as it were, into their gaping jaws. This, of course, is very dangerous; many a wise guy has been swallowed.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.”
Plato
“So wise so young, they say, do never live long.”
“The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.”
William James
“I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself.”
Walter Anderson
“O wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others. The water of the sea received by the clouds is always sweet.”
Chanakya
“It is wise to direct your anger towards problems -- not people; to focus your energies on answers -- not excuses.”
William Arthur Ward
“Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise.”
