A Quotes
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“A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none.”
“A wise God shrouds the future in obscure darkness.”
“A wise God shrouds the future in obscure darkness.
[Lat., Prudens futuri temporis exitum
Caliginosa nocte premit deus.]”
“A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity.”
Source: The Speech of a Right Honourable Gentleman, on the Motion for Expelling Mr. Wilkes, Friday, February 3, 1769
“A wise Government seeks to provide the opportunity through which the best of individual achievement can be obtained, while at the same time it seeks to remove such obstruction, such unfairness as springs from selfish human motives.”
“A wise governor told me a long time ago, political capital you don't get more of by keeping it. You get it by using it.”
“A wise human if breaks your branch wont break your trunk.”
“A wise human life contains several journeys among several experiences, each of them takes him/her to a new level of wisdom in which makes him/her refuses to return to how he/she was before that experience.”
“A wise human’s life contains several journeys among several experiences, each of them takes him/her to a new level of wisdom in which makes him/her refuses to return to how he/she was before that experience.”
“A wise ignorance is an essential part of knowledge.”
“A wise judge may let mercy temper justice but may not let mercy undo it.”
“A wise judge, by the craft of the law, was never seduced from its purpose.”
“A wise king unites his people not by command alone, but by listening with empathy, guiding with fairness, and building trust through every decision.”
“A wise leader doesn’t just follow but discover the path.”
Source: Leadership Master: Five Digital Trends to Leap Leadership Maturity
“A wise leader made an attention-grabbing statement that's stayed with me for decades. He declared, "I've made it a general principle to refrain from promoting anyone to a place of authority whose record is perfect."
When asked why, he answered, "I learn more about a person's character by their response to failure than anything else. Did they own responsibility, repent, and grow from the experience? Or did they justify their behavior and delegate the blame? It shows if he or she is fit for responsibility." What I learned from that was: it indicates if wisdom is what he or she prizes above all else.”
Source: The Awe of God: The Astounding Way a Healthy Fear of God Transforms Your Life
“A wise leader’s ears are always open, because he cannot afford to ignore the voices of those who look up to him.”
Source: The Effective Leadership Prototype for a Modern Day Leader
“A wise leader will always correct his errors, soon as he identifies them.”
Source: The Effective Leadership Prototype for a Modern Day Leader
“A wise man actively contributes to finding solutions rather than creating problems. He identifies challenges, then collaborates and innovates for practical solutions. His mindset is solution-oriented, that is how he makes the right changes.”
Source: A Man of Valour: Idioms and Epigrams
“A wise man always has something to say, whereas a fool always needs to say something.”
“A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.”
“A wise man approaches challenges with alertness and a desire to learn. He always searches for lessons from the problems at hand. Instead of being beaten, he actively seeks wisdom and understanding from his Father in Heaven.”
Source: A Man of Valour: Idioms and Epigrams
“A wise man burns bridges that lead him to the wrong destination. He considers the long-term implications of his actions. Instead of seeking instant gratification, he makes decisions based on the needs of future generations.”
Source: A Man of Valour: Idioms and Epigrams
“A wise man can and should stand above his times, not so the poet, but he should be their apex.”
“A wise man can be a fool in love.”
“A wise man can do no better than to turn from the churches and look up through the airy majesty of the wayside trees with exultation, with resignation, at the unconquerable uncomplicated sun.”
“A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.”
Source: Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living
“A wise man can make a mistake, but only a fool fails to correct it.”
Source: House of Gold
“A wise man can play the part of a clown, but a clown can't play the part of a wise man.”
“A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.”
Source: The poetical works of George Herbert
“A wise man discerns battles worth fighting and shuns unnecessary battles. He only fights battles whose victories crown him with greatness.”
Source: A Man of Valour: Idioms and Epigrams
“A wise man distrusts his neighbor. A wiser man distrusts both his neighbor and himself. The wisest man of all distrusts his government.”
Source: The Devil's Advocate: The Epic Novel of One Man's Fight to Save America from Tyranny
“A wise man does not always admit to everything he knows. And sometimes an overly-credulous friend can be a source of mild amusement.”
~Sherlock Holmes”
Source: The Case of the Displaced Detective: The Arrival
“A wise man does not argue. A man who argues is not wise. Learned men are not wise, for learning daily adds to ideas and certainties, while wisdom daily lets something go.”
Source: The Water Margin
“A wise man does not cease to care about what is morally sound. Morality and ethics guide his decisions in life. In challenging situations, he does what is right, no matter who says what.”
Source: A Man of Valour: Idioms and Epigrams
“A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.”
“A wise man does not go around hurting women. He supports their aspirations and celebrates their achievements. His desire is to uplift and motivate women.”
Source: A Man of Valour: Idioms and Epigrams
“A wise man does not make moves that lead him to the abyss. He takes purposeful actions. He avoids aimless pursuits. That is why he invests time, resources, and energy in endeavours that align with his values. Every step he takes leads him to prosperity.”
Source: A Man of Valour: Idioms and Epigrams
“A wise man does not pretend to know what he doesn't know. He will be quiet and listen to the wiser.”
“A wise man does not trust all his eggs to one basket.”
“A wise man does not try to hurry history. Many wars have been avoided by patience, and many have been precipitated by reckless haste.”
“A wise man does not waste so good a commodity as lying for naught.”
Source: Historical Romances: The Prince and the Pauper, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
“A wise man does not whine when he is expected to do what is right, because he knows doing what is right will give him the right results.”
Source: A Man of Valour: Idioms and Epigrams
“A wise man does nothing by constraint.”
“A wise man doesn’t answer a multifaceted question with a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ response alone. A one-word reply for an issue is a kindergarten response that has no value or meaning. Two people could basically feel the same way about an issue but still argue about it and possibly even come to hate each other because they settled on different one-word answers.”
Source: The Beasts of Success
“A wise man doesn't seek war, but he's always prepared for it.”
“A wise man doesn't start what he doesn't know to do.”
“A wise man exudes wisdom and sheer confidence. His actions are guided by sound judgment and discernment. His decisions are taken with prudence.”
Source: A Man of Valour: Idioms and Epigrams
“A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat.”
Source: The Walking Drum
“A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks.”
“A wise man from my home once told me that these mountains have seen far too much suffering and killing, and that each rock and every boulder you see represents a mujahadeen who died fighting either the Russians or the Taliban. Then the man went on to say that now that the fighting is finished, it is time to build a new era of peace-and the first step in that process is to take up the stones and start turning them into schools.”
Source: Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Education in Afghanistan and Pakistan