Wise Quotes

Two years ago you were dumb, today you are wise

Education is that which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.

"Katie, being wise is not about knowing a bunch of quotes, it's about what you've experienced yourself. 'Cause you can't explain something you've never felt. At least in your own words. You can use a quote of someone who's already felt it though."

Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast

It's name is Public Opinion. It is held in reverence. It settles everything. Some think it is the voice of God.

Before you act, listen.
Before you react, think.
Before you spend, earn.
Before you criticize, wait.
Before you pray, forgive.
Before you quit, try.

Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the wise cannot see all ends.

It is important that when pursing our own self-interest we should be “wise selfish” and not “foolish selfish”. Being foolish selfish means pursuing our own interests in a narrow, shortsighted way. Being wise selfish means taking a broader view and recognizing that our own long-term individual interest lies in the welfare of everyone. Being wise selfish means being compassionate.

don't be penny wise and pound foolish

He is a fool who cannot be angry; but he is a wise man who will not

Don't follow any advice, no matter how good, until you feel as deeply in your spirit as you think in your mind that the counsel is wise.

People who are wise, good, smart, skillful, or hardworking don't need politics, they have jobs.