Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.

I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.

Type of the wise who soar but never roam, True to the kindred points of heaven and home.

It is not strength, but art, obtains the prize, And to be swift is less than to be wise.

You cried when He took away your drop of water, not knowing He'd saved for you, the sea.

When proven wrong, the wise man will correct himself and the ignorant will keep arguing.

Associating with the wise and the knowledgeable people adds to the prestige of a person.

It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.

Never try to sell at the top. It isn't wise. Sell after a reaction if there is no rally.

Well, yes: people write poems when they are in love, but a wise man will not print them.

To neglect the wise sayings of great thinkers is to deny ourselves the truest education.

It is wise to listen, not to me but to the Word, and to confess that all things are one.

Who knows whence he comes, where he is, and whither he tends, he, and he alone, is wise.

Whoever yields properly to Fate, is deemed Wise among men, and knows the laws of heaven.

Give a wise man an honest brief to plead and his eloquence is no remarkable achievement.

I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.

Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.

Sweet songs of youth, the wise, the meeting of all wisdom To believe in the good in man.

Wise girls kiss but never love, Listen but never believe, And leave befor they are left.

Yoda is interesting because, in addition to being wise, he is two feet tall, and a Yoda.

Histories are as perfect as the Historian is wise, and is gifted with an eye and a soul.

John Green is a very handsome, intelligent, and wise man. He smells really weird though.

I have always found that Angels have the vanity to speak of themselves as the only wise.

The wise expect nothing, hope for nothing, thus avoiding all disappointment and anxiety.

The success you are enjoying today is the result of the price you have paid in the past.

The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.

The wise know that foolish legislation is a rope of sand, which perishes in the twisting.

We are not joining the coalition of the idiots. We are joining the coalition of the wise.

Deign on the passing world to turn thine eyes, And pause awhile from letters, to be wise.

The wise use of leisure, it must be conceded, is a product of civilization and education.

If the melodies are strong, it's much easier to see which way I can take them sound-wise.

I don't have the best family history heart-wise, so I really try to keep my heart strong.

Greatness, thou gaudy torment of out souls, The wise man's fetter, and the rage of fools.

The constancy of the wise is only the talent of concealing the agitation of their hearts.

Generally a wise actor will be very careful about the person to whom he gives that power.

No wise pilot, no matter how great his talent and experience, fails to use his checklist.

In every difficult situation is potential value. Believe this, then begin looking for it.

Someday you will know that the heart is not always as wise as it is strong. - Uncle Eddie

It is not fit that every man should travel; it makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.

may I be I is the only prayer--not may I be great or good or beautiful or wise or strong.

In an unfamiliar culture, it is wise to offer no innovations, no suggestions, or lessons.

Phoebe Wolkind Ephron cracked wise like Dorothy Parker and looked like Katharine Hepburn.

License they mean when they cry Liberty; For who loves that, must first be wise and good.

Children are very wise intuitively; they know who loves them most, and who only pretends.

People cannot go wrong, if you don't let them. They cannot go right, unless you let them.

The only difference between a wise man and a fool is that the wise man knows he's playing.

A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interests.

Wise men read very sharply all of your private history in your look and gait and behavior.

How I wish that somewhere there existed an island for those who are wise and of good will.

A wise man who stands firm is a statesman, a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe.

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