Wise Quotes - Page 31

A foolish man tells a woman to stop talking, but a wise man tells her that her mouth is extremely beautiful when her lips are closed.

Words are like spices. Too many is worse than too few.

Fortunately, the time has long passed when people liked to regard the United States as some kind of melting pot, taking men and women from every part of the world and converting them into standardized, homogenized Americans. We are, I think, much more mature and wise today. Just as we welcome a world of diversity, so we glory in an America of diversity -- an America all the richer for the many different and distinctive strands of which it is woven.

With gentleness overcome anger. With generosity overcome meanness. With truth overcome deceit.

The Feminine force of life is often too wise for the Masculine's need to know: The mysterious energy of the evolving cosmos is always superior to our temporary scientific notions about it. . .

A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.

The true way for a Christian to live is to live entirely upon Christ... Christians have experiences and they have feelings, but, if they are wise, they never feed upon these things, but upon Christ, Himself.

Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.

Like your body your mind also gets tired so refresh it by wise sayings.

Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy.

Pilgrimage to the place of the wise is to find escape from the flame of separateness.

In quiet moments when you think about it, you recognize what is critically important in life and what isn't. Be wise and don't let good things crowd out those that are essential.

The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men.

Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.

When a love comes to an end, weaklings cry, efficient ones instantly find another love, and the wise already have one in reserve.

Loneliness is the way by which destiny endeavors to lead man to himself.

The wise man knows how to run his life so that contemplation is possible.

Think long and hard about the way you invest your children's time. Time is treasure. And where your time investment is, there you will find the heart of a child. Invest the majority of his time in entertainment, and his heart will be turned to love of pleasure. Invest his time in peers rather then family, and his heart will be with the peers more than his family. There is a time and place for all good things in balance, but wise parents will steward the treasure of time, and in so doing, shepherd their children's hearts.

In my whole life, I have known no wise people who didn't read all the time - none ... ZERO.

Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.

I think people discredit teenagers and how wise they can be. Sometimes I meet teenagers who are much wiser than many adults I've met, because they haven't let any insecurities or doubts about themselves get in the way of their thoughts.

Greed is permanent slavery

I'm strong because I know my weaknesses. I'm wise because I've been foolish. I laugh because I've known sadness.

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise mother. These daughters have too long dominated the earth.

I am glad you are come. When I was in England I desired that some one would speak the Great Word to me. I will go up and speak to the wise men of our nation, and I hope they will hear.