Wise quotes
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"God assumed from the beginning that the wise of the world would view Christians as fools...and He has not been disappointed....If I have brought any message today, it is this: Have the courage to have your wisdom regarded as stupidity. Be fools for Christ. And have the courage to suffer the contempt of the sophisticated world."
"Wise men change, fools stay the same."
"Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and twice as beautiful as you'd ever imagined. Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself"
"A wise man can play the part of a clown, but a clown can't play the part of a wise man."
"Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny."
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"Fools multiply when wise men are silent."
"A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it."
"It is never too late, no matter how old you get because anytime or any point in your life you can always have a chance to make a difference. You can always make a change for the better no matter what background you derived from. You can always do your best and be all that you can be because you will always be uniquely you. It is why it is always wise to listen to your eternal heart, your eternal instincts, and what it had always strove for and/or to do because really anybody can make a difference not only in their own lives but in the lives of others. It is never too late to shine; never."
"A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something."
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.This was said by gene wilder ... what does it mean ?"
"Last night I begged the Wise One to tell me the secret of the world. Gently, gently, he whispered, "Be quiet, the secret cannot be spoken, It is wrapped in silence.""
"A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books."
"An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... the truly wise person is colorblind."
"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws."
"A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence."
"You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind."
"To be humane, we must ever be ready to pronounce that wise, ingenious and modest statement 'I do not know'."
"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest."
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Imagination is the language of the soul. Pay attention to your imagination and you will discover all you need to be fulfilled."
"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool."
"Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose."
"Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others."
"There are two kinds of love: we love wise and kind and beautiful people because we need them, but we love (or try to love) stupid and disagreeable people because they need us. This second kind is the more divine because that is how God loves us: not because we are lovable but because He is love, not because He needs to receive but He delights to give."
"Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom."
