Quotes About Wise

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.

I did exhibitions with the Surrealists (in Paris, in 1929) because their attitude revolted against 'art' and their attitude toward life itself was wise, as was Dada's.

Imagine learning all the great wisdom of the world just so that you can get a job. What an absurdity. We should be learning all the great wisdom of the world in order to become wise.

Yet the son ?Seemed worthy, for his parts were of that mould Oft-failing Nature strives to join in one, ?And shape a hero,—pure and wise and bold: In arts and arms the wonder of his peers, The flower of princes, prince of cavaliers;

The silver swan, who living had no note,When death approached unlocked her silent throat;Leaning her breast against the reedy shore,Thus sung her first and last, and sung no more:Farewell, all joys; O death, come close mine eyes;More geese than swans now live, more fools than wise.

It's gude to be merry and wise,It's gude to be honest and true;It's gude to be off with the old love,Before you are on with the new.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise.

Roland is valorous and Oliver is wise.

The wisdom of Solomon.

Not even God is wise enough.

Three wise men of GothamWent to sea in a bowl:And if the bowl had been stronger,My song had been longer.

It's fair to say that I have a side that is prudent and a side that is not.

There's nothing more dangerous than a resourceful idiot.

You're right," he said. "I learned my lesson. I'll listen to you now." "It isn't easy being the wise one in the marriage," she said. "I imagine the pressure is terrible," he said with a smile. She

There is nothing we can do or not do that successfully conceals our intentions from the dogs, it seems. ... I'd like to think they can read our minds but then it would really be scary because I'm not sure souls as tender, wise, and honest should be subjected to human perfidy.

Kindness is both wild and wise.

to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty. And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are.

Being success is not an easy thing. It need courage, fight, brave, and time. Let them judge. Just show them the result later. Because a wise man said that success is the biggest revenge.

Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.

Just as poor Mr Wyerley, and others we both know, profane and ridicule Scripture; and all to evidence their pretensions to the same pernicious talent, and to have it thought that they are too wise to be good.

A fool can throw a stone in a pond that 100 wise men can not get out.

What Kate Bush is is simple: She is a classy and elegant Woman who offers us a chance to be more understanding of what might be happening in the mind of someone other than ourselves. Nurturing, insightful, graceful, and wise; you could do no better than listening to her perspective. If Modern Music has an aristocracy, Kate Bush is much more than The Queen. Kate Bush is the archetypal Mother.

His voice sounded vaguely grandfather like, as if his brain were crowded with knowledge!

Oh, this beast? It's...perspicacious loris. 'Perspicacious' meaning 'wise or canny'. Get stuffed, Bovril said, then giggled. And it insults people, Telsa said. How peculiar.