(963 quotes found)
“Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.”
Jean de La Fontaine
“In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the mind before the body; then thou hast a wife, a friend, a companion, a second self”
William Penn
“A wise man's question contains half the answer.”
Solomon Ibn Gabirol ben Judah
“Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man.”
“Better a wise foe than a foolish friend.”
Turkish Proverb
“To be wise and love exceeds man's might.”
William Shakespeare
“He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one;Exceedingly wise, fair-spoken and persuading;Lofty and sour to them that loved him not;But to those men that sought him sweet as summer.”
“Who is wise? One who learns from all.”
The Talmud
“Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.”
Compton MacKenzie Sr.
“Penny wise is often pound foolish.”
French Proverb
