Wise people are foolish if they cannot adapt to foolish people. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Wise people are foolish if they cannot adapt to foolish people.WisdomQuotations by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
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No matter how long he lives, no man ever becomes as wise as the average woman of forty-eight. H. L. Mencken
No matter how long he lives, no man ever becomes as wise as the average woman of forty-eight.WisdomQuotations by H. L. Mencken
By the time your life is finished, you will have learned just enough to begin it well. Eleanor Marx
By the time your life is finished, you will have learned just enough to begin it well.WisdomQuotations by Eleanor Marx
Wisdom is knowledge which has become a part of one’s being. Orison Swett Marden
Wisdom is knowledge which has become a part of one’s being.WisdomQuotations by Orison Swett Marden
It is not from reason that justice springs, but goodness is born of wisdom. Maurice Maeterlinck
It is not from reason that justice springs, but goodness is born of wisdom.WisdomQuotations by Maurice Maeterlinck
He swallowed a lot of wisdom, but all of it seems to have gone down the wrong way. Georg C. Lichtenberg
He swallowed a lot of wisdom, but all of it seems to have gone down the wrong way.WisdomQuotations by Georg C. Lichtenberg
We have no words for speaking of wisdom to the stupid. He who understands the wise is wise already. Georg C. Lichtenberg
We have no words for speaking of wisdom to the stupid. He who understands the wise is wise already.WisdomQuotations by Georg C. Lichtenberg
It’s so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite. Samuel Levenson
It’s so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite.WisdomQuotations by Samuel Levenson
Wisdom is nothing more than healed pain. Robert E. Lee
Wisdom is nothing more than healed pain.WisdomQuotations by Robert E. Lee
Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you’d preferred to talk. Doug Larson
Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you’d preferred to talk.WisdomQuotations by Doug Larson
It’s the height of folly to want to be the only wise one. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
It’s the height of folly to want to be the only wise one.WisdomQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.WisdomQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
It is more easy to be wise for others than for ourselves. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
It is more easy to be wise for others than for ourselves.WisdomQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Wisdom overcomes fortune. (Decimus Junius Juvenalis) Juvenal
Wisdom overcomes fortune.WisdomQuotations by (Decimus Junius Juvenalis) Juvenal
He is no wise man who will quit a certainty for an uncertainty. Samuel Johnson
He is no wise man who will quit a certainty for an uncertainty.WisdomQuotations by Samuel Johnson
Wisdom is learning what to overlook. William James
Wisdom is learning what to overlook.WisdomQuotations by William James
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. William James
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.WisdomQuotations by William James
Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone. Horace
Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.WisdomQuotations by Horace
Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next. Herbert Clark Hoover
Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next.WisdomQuotations by Herbert Clark Hoover
It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen. Oliver Wendell Holmes
It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.WisdomQuotations by Oliver Wendell Holmes
Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, and fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. Oliver Goldsmith
Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, and fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray.WisdomQuotations by Oliver Goldsmith
Wisdom makes a slow defense against trouble, though a sure one in the end. Oliver Goldsmith
Wisdom makes a slow defense against trouble, though a sure one in the end.WisdomQuotations by Oliver Goldsmith
Wisdom is found only in truth. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Wisdom is found only in truth.WisdomQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Who is the wisest man? He who neither knows or wishes for anything else than what happens. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Who is the wisest man? He who neither knows or wishes for anything else than what happens.WisdomQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The man who questions opinions is wise. The man who quarrels with facts is a fool. Frank Garbutt
The man who questions opinions is wise. The man who quarrels with facts is a fool.WisdomQuotations by Frank Garbutt
One of the greatest pieces of economic wisdom is to know what you do not know. John Kenneth Galbraith
One of the greatest pieces of economic wisdom is to know what you do not know.WisdomQuotations by John Kenneth Galbraith
Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings. Ibn Gabirol
Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings.WisdomQuotations by Ibn Gabirol
The doors of wisdom are never shut. Benjamin Franklin
The doors of wisdom are never shut.WisdomQuotations by Benjamin Franklin
Where sense is wanting, everything is wanting. Benjamin Franklin
Where sense is wanting, everything is wanting.WisdomQuotations by Benjamin Franklin
Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late. Felix Frankfurter
Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.WisdomQuotations by Felix Frankfurter
Timing, degree and conviction are the three wise men in this life. R. I. Fitzhenry
Timing, degree and conviction are the three wise men in this life.WisdomQuotations by R. I. Fitzhenry
Wisdom is meaningless until our own experience has given it meaning. Bergen Evans
Wisdom is meaningless until our own experience has given it meaning.WisdomQuotations by Bergen Evans
Wisdom is knowing when to speak your mind and when to mind your speech. Evangel
Wisdom is knowing when to speak your mind and when to mind your speech.WisdomQuotations by Evangel
Among mortals second thoughts are wisest. Euripides
Among mortals second thoughts are wisest.WisdomQuotations by Euripides
He who exercises wisdom exercises the knowledge which is about God. Epictetus
He who exercises wisdom exercises the knowledge which is about God.WisdomQuotations by Epictetus
Life is a festival only to the wise. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life is a festival only to the wise.WisdomQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Let us be poised, and wise, and our own, today. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Let us be poised, and wise, and our own, today.WisdomQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom. Queen Elizabeth
Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.WisdomQuotations by Queen Elizabeth
All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope. Alexandre Dumas
All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope.WisdomQuotations by Alexandre Dumas
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men. Confucius
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.WisdomQuotations by Confucius