Quote Genre: Wise

Sir James Matthew Barrie – ‘I have always found that the…

‘I have always found that the man whose second thoughts are good is worth watching.’

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Francis Bacon – ‘It is impossible to love and…

‘It is impossible to love and be wise.’

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Emil Nolde – ‘Clever people master life; t…

‘Clever people master life; the wise illuminate it and create fresh difficulties.’

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Aeschylus – ‘The wisest of the wise may e…

‘The wisest of the wise may err.’

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Michel Eyquem de Montaigne – ‘A man of understanding has l…

‘A man of understanding has lost nothing if he has himself.’

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Jonathan Swift – ‘No wise man ever wished to b…

‘No wise man ever wished to be younger.’

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Tobias Smollett – ‘Some fools are wise and some…

‘Some fools are wise and some are otherwise.’

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Lao Tzu – ‘He who knows others is cleve…

‘He who knows others is clever; He who knows himself has discernment.’

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Johann Kaspar Lavater – ‘Call him wise whose actions …

‘Call him wise whose actions words and steps are all a clear because to a clear why.’

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‘It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.’

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