Quotes 241 till 260 of 409.
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Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
The Works of Ben Jonson, Second Folio -
That is a good question for you to ask, not a wise question for me to answer.
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That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over, lest you should think he never could recapture the first fine careless rapture!
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That's what a man wants in a wife, mostly; he wants to make sure one fool tells him he's wise.
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The 2008 Democratic presidential candidates would be wise to note that unwarranted negativism is dangerous and badly underestimates the strengths of the American people to adapt to and prosper with change.
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The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
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The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
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The big banks advise cities about whether privatization is a wise choice. They also control the ability of states and cities to access the market for their financing needs.
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The dead keep their secrets, and in a while we shall be as wise as they - and as taciturn.
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The disunited mind is far from wise; how can it meditate? How be at peace? When you know no peace, how can you know joy?
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The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool.
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The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.
As you like it -
The fool thinks himself to be wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.
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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.
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The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; The wise grows it under his feet.
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The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.
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The greatest event for the world is the arrival of a new and wise person.
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The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
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The intellect of the wise is like glass; it admits the light of heaven and reflects it.
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