Quotes 281 till 300 of 409.
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The well-bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
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The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
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The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation.
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The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct.
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The wise determine from the gravity of the case; the irritable, from sensibility to oppression; the high minded, from disdain and indignation at abusive power in unworthy hands.
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The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
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The wise have always said the same things, and fools, who are the majority have always done just the opposite.
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The wise know that foolish legislation is a rope of sand, which perishes in the twisting.
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The wise make proverbs, and fools repeat them.
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The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
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The wise man bridges the gap by laying out the path by means of which he can get from where he is to where he wants to go.
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The wise man can pick up a grain of sand and envision a whole universe. But the stupid man will just lay down on some seaweed and roll around in it until he's completely draped in it. Then he'll stand up and go hey, I'm Vine Man.
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The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
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The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live.
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The wise man does not permit himself to set up even in his own mind any comparisons of his friends. His friendship is capable of going to extremes with many people, evoked as it is by many qualities.
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The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear.
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The wise man realistically accepts as part of life and builds a philosophy to meet them and make the most of them. He lives on the principle of ''nothing attempted, nothing gained'' and is resolved that if he fails he is going to fail while trying to succeed.
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The wise man regulates his conduct by the theories both of religion and science. But he regards these theories not as statements of ultimate fact but as art-forms.
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The wise man sees in the misfortune of others what he should avoid.
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