Wise Quotes - Page 15

• I do not mean to expose my ideas to ingenious ridicule by maintaining that everything happens to every man for the best; but I will contend, that he who makes the best use of it, fulfills the part of a wise and good man.

  Richard Cumberland

  Gratitude, Mean, Men

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• Try seeing your world and yourself this way, eyes open to whatever is before you, mind free of dichotomies. Are you good or bad, fragile or tough, wise or foolish? Yes. And so am I.

  Martha Beck

  Eye, Mind, Trying

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• He was reputed one of the wise men that made answer to the question when a man should marry? 'A young man not yet, an elder man not at all.'

  Francis Bacon

  Men, Answers, Made

  Essays "Of Marriage and the Single Life" (1625) See Punch 1

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• Crafty men condemn studies; Simple men admire them; And wise men use them: For they teach not their own use: but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation.

  Francis Bacon

  Simple, Men, Use

  Francis Bacon (1949). “The Essaies of Sir Francis Bacon”

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• I don't consider myself dovish and I certainly don't consider myself hawkish. Maybe I would describe myself as owlishthat is wise enough to understand that you want to do everything possible to avoid war.

  Norman Schwarzkopf

  War, Want, Enough

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• If you are clever enough to figure out what men want, you are either too wise to marry them or too intimidating for them to marry you.

  Oswald Spengler

  Clever, Men, Want

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

  Hans Christian Andersen

  Writing, Men, People

  Hans Christian Andersen (2016). “The Complete Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen: 120+ Stories in One Volume: From the most beloved writer of children’s stories and fairy tales, including The Little Mermaid, The Snow Queen, The Ugly Duckling, The Nightingale, The Emperor's New Clothes, Thumbelina and more”, p.194, e-artnow (Open Publishing)

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• If you're going to go for 'it' you have a common thing you share with other artists; that's desperation. You jump out a window style-wise. Try to put it together before you hit the ground.

  Alex Katz

  Artist, Style, Trying

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• Political power intoxicates the best hearts. No man is wise enough, nor good enough, to be trusted with much political power.

  Hans F. Sennholz

  Heart, Men, Political

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• History makes one wise, but not competent to solve concrete problems.

  Ludwig von Mises

  Problem, Concrete, Solve

  Ludwig Von Mises (1960). “Epistemological Problems of Economics”, p.78, Ludwig von Mises Institute

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• Be wise and don't let good things crowd out those that are essential.

  Richard G. Scott

  Letting Go, Quiet Moments, Essentials

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• Silence is the adornment of the wise, and for the foolish the only dignity possible.

  Hazrat Inayat Khan

  Silence, Dignity, Foolish

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• Arise, awake! This path is arduous. So we learn from the wise, and we have to follow in the footsteps of the wise. The path of spirituality is not a bed of roses. But neither is it a chimerical mist. The Golden Shores of the Beyond are not a mere promise. The crown of human aspiration is bound to be fulfilled on the Golden Shores of the Beyond.

  Sri Chinmoy

  Bed Of Roses, Promise, Golden

  Sri Chinmoy (2014). “The Oneness of the Eastern Heart and the Western Mind: An Introduction to Eastern Philosophy and Yoga”, p.74, Aum Publications

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• I always remember what Bob Dylan said in that [Martin] Scorsese documentary on him. When he was asked about Joan Baez's complaints about the way he treated her when they were together, Dylan laughed and said, "It's impossible to be in love and wise at the same time."

  Richard Gere

  Together, Documentaries, Bob

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• The young, in their innocence, are often wise and capable of teaching the old.

  Christopher Vogler

  Teaching, Innocence, Young

  Christopher Vogler (1998). “The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers”, Michael Wiese Productions

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• There is as much wisdom in soliciting good counsel as in giving it. The most sensible people are not reluctant to consider the feelings of other people; and to know how to submit to the wise guidance of others is a kind of wisdom in itself.

  Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

  People, Giving, Feelings

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• Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.

  Lord Chesterfield

  Life, Wisdom, People

  Lord Chesterfield (2008). “The Modern Chesterfield”, p.34, Wildside Press LLC

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• Everything is sorrow for the wise.

  Patanjali

  Sorrow

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• The pulse of a strong relationship involves a rhythmic movement between giving and taking, talking and listening, valuing the other person and feeling commensurately valued in return.

  Jim Loehr

  Strong, Talking, Giving

  Jim Loehr, Dr. James E. Loehr, Tony Schwartz (2005). “The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal”, p.81, Simon and Schuster

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• It takes more than a wise man to keep track of a foolish woman.

  Minna Antrim

  Men, Track, Foolish

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• Wise sayings are not only for ornament, but for action and business, having a point or edge, whereby knots in business are pierced and discovered.

  Francis Bacon

  Inspirational, Ornaments, Action

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• Epicurus was not at all interested in what we would call the problems of mass society, and he thought civic politics was just trouble and to be avoided by the wise.

  Catherine Wilson

  Problem, Trouble, Mass

  Source: www.3ammagazine.com

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• Lucky risk takers use hindsight to reinforce their feeling that their gut is very wise. Hindsight also reinforces others' trust in that individual's gut.

  Daniel Kahneman

  Feelings, Risk, Lucky

  "Kahneman and Klein on strategic decisions: When can you trust your gut?". Interview with Gary Klein, bobmorris.biz. September 25, 2016.

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• Being loved by all is little fun Unless you're also loved by one.

  Robert Breault

  Fun, Littles, Being Loved

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• Thinking well to be wise: planning well, wiser: doing well wisest and best of all.

  Malcolm Forbes

  Thinking, Planning Ahead, Wells

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