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In science, the old men are usually wrong. But in politics, the old men are wise, counsel caution, and in the end are often right.
Use your energy for good and it will be replenished with more good energy, use you energy for bad and your energy will be drained.
The wise man is but a clever infant, spelling letters from a hieroglyphical prophetic book, the lexicon of which lies in eternity.
The unstable estimates of men crowd to him whose mind is filled with a truth, as the heaped waves of the Atlantic follow the moon.
The ideas of the wise have been tested by centuries. Everything medium is lost and only original, deep and useful things are left.
Wise people say it is folly to think anybody perfect; and as to likes and dislikes, we should be friendly to all, and worship none
Who will ever give counsel, if the counsel be judged by the event, and if it be not found wise, shall therefore be thought wicked?
A horse can lend its rider the speed and strength he or she lacks - but the rider who is wise remembers it is no more then a loan.
Rivers and the inhabitants of the watery element were made for wise men to contemplate, and fools to pass by without consideration.
One sees more and more people who are miserable and demented and you feel it would be both kind and wise to leave them a few pills.
The latter part of a wise person's life is occupied with curing the follies, prejudices and false opinions they contracted earlier.
In meditation, as you go into the causal dimensions, the planes of light, you will be purified, energized and you will become wise.
Friends never make assumptions about you. They never expect a reason to go out with you. In fact friends only expect you to be you.
Fiction is a house with many stately mansions, but also one in which it is wise, at least sometimes, to swing from the chandeliers.
The weak are dominated by their ego, the wise dominate their ego, and the intelligent are in a constant struggle against their ego.
The wise man always throws himself on the side of his assailants. It is more his interest than it is theirs to find his weak point.
Man is wise and constantly in quest of more wisdom; but the ultimate wisdom, which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed.
Profound hearts, wise minds, take life as God makes it; it is a long trial, and unintelligible preparation for the unknown destiny.
Patience helps us to view imperfections in others more generously to the end that we may learn to be more wise than they have been.
Aloneness is a wise teacher. Kierkegaard remarked that one sign of spiritual maturity was the ability to be comfortable when alone.
Though through all his life a fool associates with a wise man, he yet understands not the Dharma, as the spoon, the flavor of soup.
The simple shepherds heard the voice of an angel and found their Lamb; the wise men saw the light of a star and found their Wisdom.
I was fortunate in the last century to be in the two biggest hits film-wise, "Godfather I" and "Godfather II," and "Lonesome Dove".
I did learn a great deal about my husband but I also learned something about myself: I made a wise choice. I think he's a good man.
Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
Let us be poised, and wise, and our own, today. Let us treat men and women well; treat them as if they were real; perhaps they are.
Scratch the surface in a typical boardroom and we're all just cavemen with briefcases, hungry for a wise person to tell us stories.
The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.
Be not penny-wise. Riches have wings. Sometimes they fly away of themselves, and sometimes they must be set flying to bring in more.
The best test of whether someone is extremely stupid (or extremely wise) is whether financial and political news makes sense to him.
We must have passed through life unobservantly, if we have never perceived that a man is very much himself what he thinks of others.
Mo'Nique is so full of love. I've been describing her as the tree in 'Pocahontas.' She's so wise and loving. She is just everything.
Just as bees make honey from thyme, the strongest and driest of herbs, so do the wise profit from the most difficult of experiences.
After all, China is our largest trading partner. As I said, country-wise, Russia trades the most with China. That is my first point.
The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.
The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.
Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and do not rejoin the world until they are whole once more.
There is no one thoroughly despicable. We cannot descend much lower than an idiot; and an idiot has some advantages over a wise man.
A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.
The goal of a passionate artist is to try and make a masterpiece each and every time, yet be wise enough to know you will fall short.
When the world lacks muscular and wise American leadership, it devolves into total chaos, which, in turn, produces unspeakable evils.
Nor less I deem that there are Powers Which of themselves our minds impress; That we can feed this mind of ours In a wise passiveness
True wisdom is to see and understand your relationship with the universe. When you gain that relational knowledge, then you are wise.
A wise man does not try to hurry history. Many wars have been avoided by patience, and many have been precipitated by reckless haste.
As human beings in general ... I don't think we've grown that much. Technology wise, we are getting too intelligent for our own good.
I clearly understood the concept of wise use before I ever heard the actual words, for my father wouldn't allow us to waste anything.
The man who is truly good and wise will bear with dignity whatever fortune sends, and will always make the best of his circumstances.
The fact is that not only do people get more wise and more conservative as they get older, they get more kind and more generous, too.
Men are not conditioned to be less powerful than a woman. It will be the wise woman who realizes this and is sensitive to that issue.
Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy.