“ You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. - Mahfouz. ”
- Naguib Mahfouz- Copy
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“ During a negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leave personalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities more objectively. ”
- Brian Koslow- Copy
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“ Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ Men are never very wise and select in the exercise of a new power. ”
- William Ellery Channing- Copy
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“ In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool. ”
- Lord Chesterfield- Copy
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“ A wise man struggling with adversity is said by some heathen writer to be a spectacle on which the gods might look down with pleasure. ”
- Sydney Smith- Copy
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“ The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, while the heart of the fool is in the house of entertainment. ”
- The Holy Bible- Copy
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“ I do know of these that... only are reputed wise for saying nothing. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ Yet ah! why should they know their fate, Since sorrow never comes too late, And happiness too swiftly flies? Thought would destroy their paradise. No more; where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise. ”
- Thomas Gray- Copy
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“ Only fools think they're wise; the rest of us just muddle through as we can. ”
- Charles de Lint- Copy
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“ The plan of the newspaper is good and wise; when you can't get a compliment any other way, pay yourself one. ”
- Mark Twain- Copy
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“ Doing what's right isn't the problem. It is knowing what's right. ”
- Lyndon B. Johnson- Copy
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“ The truly generous is the truly wise, and he who loves not others, lives unblest. ”
- Henry Home- Copy
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“ Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance. ”
- Baltasar Gracian- Copy
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