Those who gave thee a body, furnished it with weakness; but He who gave thee Soul, armed thee with resolution. Employ it, and thou art wise; be wise and thou art happy. – Akhenaton
Whatever the immediate gains and losses, the dangers to our safety arising from political suppression are always greater than the dangers to the safety resulting from political freedom. Suppression is always foolish. Freedom is always wise. – Alexander Meiklejohn
‘The Others’ books take place in an alternate Earth where the Earth natives have been the dominant predators throughout the world’s history, and humans are nowhere near the top of the food chain. But humans are clever and resilient, if not always wise, and have made some bargains with the Others in order to survive. – Anne Bishop
Search well and be wise, nor believe that self-willed pride will ever be better than good counsel. – Aeschylus
When it comes to Chinese food I have always operated under the policy that the less known about the preparation the better. A wise diner who is invited to visit the kitchen replies by saying, as politely as possible, that he has a pressing engagement elsewhere. – Calvin Trillin
But I think I have done right to save the vision in this way, even though I may die sooner because I did it; for I know the meaning of the vision is wise and beautiful and good; and you can see that I am only a pitiful old man after all. – Black Elk
To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent. – Buddha
There was no division I could see between the essential teaching of all Prophets and wise men of religion. – Cat Stevens
The man who has sufficient power over himself to wait until his nature has recovered its even balance is the truly wise man, but such beings are seldom met with. – Giacomo Casanova
A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men. – Plato
You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. – Naguib Mahfouz
It is a wise man that does know the contented man is never poor, whilst the discontented man is never rich. – Frank Herbert
It is easy to dismiss the world as ‘irrelevant,’ or consumed by ‘paranoid anti-Americanism,’ but perhaps not wise. – Noam Chomsky
The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men. – Plato
I became fascinated with the concept of speak no, see no, hear no evil. And – and the actual depiction of three wise monkeys. And I began collecting it over the years. And I kind of figured that I might be the – the fourth monkey, the feel no evil monkey. – Mackenzie Phillips
In design as in life, smart can also mean wise, kind, inspiring – and cost-effective. And that has a charm all its own. – Nancy Gibbs
A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease. – Elizabeth Gaskell
Pastors can lead the way in motivating the faithful to wise stewardship of their citizenship responsibilities. Without a healthy culture and civil society, limited government and ordered liberty will be impossible. – Edwin Meese
My parents are so amazing; they’re brilliant. We try to take one step at a time and be wise about the decisions we make and keep our values and the things that are important. – Naomi Scott
The greatest misfortune of the wise man and the greatest unhappiness of the fool are based upon convention. – Franz Schubert
Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent. – Napoleon Hill