A Quotes
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“A wise man once said that any human being is capable of infinite achievement, so long as it’s not the work they’re supposed to be doing.”
“A wise man once said that next to losing its mother, there is nothing more healthy for a child than to lose its father.”
“A wise man once said that the best definition of insanity was performing the same action over and over again, expecting different results."
Father Peter stopped smiling. "The same could be said of you. What makes you so sure you're right? And so sure I'm wrong?"
"The difference is that I made a mistake once, out of ignorance," Tim said. "Everything I've done since then has been to try to make amends."
"To earn forgiveness."
"To protect the innocents." Tim smiled, "And yes, to earn forgiveness.”
“A wise man once said that we can't make anyone feel or do anything. We can throw things into the wind, but it's up to each person to decide how they want to react, where they want to stand when things fall.”
Source: Tales of the Rot & Ruin: Rot & Ruin; Dust & Decay; Dead & Gone, a Rot & Ruin story; Flesh & Bone
“A wise man once said that when man eventually reaches the far end of the universe, he will undoubtedly find the name Jack Kirby signed in the lower right hand corner.”
“A wise man once said the fact that everyone lies is a universal truth, the only variable is about what.”
Source: Happy Valentine's Slay
“A wise man once said, there’s no problem that can’t be solved by a kind word,a five-figure payment or three inches of sharp metal.”
Source: Sharps
“A wise man once said, “Time doesn't exist. Time is a man-made concept used to perceive something that we can neither explain nor experience to the fullest due to our limited sense of perception. More precisely, time is an abstract concept that is used to measure the worldly distance between different events. The only time we have is now!” The wise man happened to be me.”
Source: Still Searching
“a wise man once said.. "Villians, they're never made, villians, their created by their past, by what people did to them, and heroes, they don't want to 'stop' villians, they want to help them, but the villians, they don't want it, they want everyone to suffer just like they did.”
“A wise man once said you'll always find something when you're not looking for it!
Unexpected approaches sooner than the expected one.”
“A wise man once said
'' You've gotta accept the Reality to become the best version of yourself, either it's by abuse or amuse...”
“A wise man once said, 'Every one of us is given the gift of life, and what a strange gift it is. If it is preserved jealously and selfishly, it impoverishes and saddens. But if it is spent for others, it enriches and beautifies.' My fellow Americans: We can debate policies and programs, but in the end what separates the two parties in this election campaign is whether we use the gift of life for others or only ourselves.”
“A wise man once said, 'The skill in attending a party is knowing when it's time to leave.'”
“A wise man once said, never discuss philosophy or politics in a disco environment.”
“A wise man once taught me patience is like virtue. You need it when you want it the least.”
Source: The Boy Who Glowed in the Dark
“A wise man once told me family don’t end in blood, but it doesn’t start there either. Family cares about you, not what you can do for them. Family’s there through the good, bad, all of it. They got your back even when it hurts. That’s family”
“A wise man once told me that only by leaving someone good can you meet someone better.”
“A wise man once told me- he’s a muslim by the way- that he has more in common with a jew than he does a fanatic of his own religion. He has more in common with a rational, reasonable-minded Christian or a Buddhist or Hindu than he does with a fanatic of his own religion. In fact, he has more in common with a ration, reasonable-minded atheist than he does with a fanatic of his own religion”
“A wise man ought always to follow the paths beaten by great men, and to imitate those who have been supreme, so that if his ability does not equal theirs, at least it will savor of it. Let him act like the clever archers who, designing to hit the mark which yet appears too far distant, and knowing the limits to which the strength of their bow attains, take aim much higher than the mark, not to reach by their strength or arrow to so great a height, but to be able with the aid of so high an aim to hit the mark they wish to reach.”
Source: The Prince
“A wise man ought to realize that health is his most valuable possession.”
Source: Hippocratic writings
“A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.”
“A wise man’s life is all one preparation for death.”
“A wise man’s words are rarely questioned,” he counselled gently.
“Therefore you must be very careful whom you call wise.”
Source: Alberic the Wise
“A wise man searches for knowledge and embraces it. He cherishes wisdom and allows it to change circumstances.”
Source: A Man of Valour: Idioms and Epigrams
“A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears.”
“A wise man seeks much counsel...a fool listens to all of it.”
“A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.”
“A wise man sees failure as progress.
A fool divorces his knowledge and misses the logic,
And loses his soul in the process.”
“A wise man sees the path all must walk and embraces the free will of humankind, even if to watch it unfold causes him pain.”
Source: Tiger's Voyage: Tiger's Curse: Book Three
“A wise man shall make use of even a child's sensible utterance.”
Source: Chanakya Neeti: The Complete Sutras, A Treatise on the Ideal Way of Life
“A wise man shall never be conquered by a deceitful false prophet; but fools and simple minds shall revere the prophet as they would a deity.”
“A wise man shall overrule his stars, and have a greater influence upon his own content than all the constellations and planets of the firmament.”
Source: The Beauties of J. Taylor: Selected from His Works with an Essay on His Life and Writings
“A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.”
Source: Works
“A wise man should marry a virgin of a respectable family even if she is deformed. He should not marry one of a low-class family, through beauty. Marriage in a family of equal status is preferable.”
“A wise man should never resolve upon anything, at least, never let the world know his resolution, for if he cannot reach that he is ashamed.”
“A wise man should not divulge the formula of a medicine which he has well prepared; an act of charity which he has performed; domestic conflicts; private affairs with his wife; poorly prepared food he may have been offered; or slang he may have heard.”
“A wise man should order his interests, and set them all in their proper places. This order is often troubled by greed, which putsus upon pursuing so many things at once that, in eagerness for matters of less consideration, we grasp at trifles, and let go things of greater value.”
“A wise man should so write (though in words understood by all men) that wise men only should be able to commend him.”
Source: The Peloponnesian War
“A wise man sings his joy in the closet of his heart.”
“A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something.”
“A wise man thinks about tomorrow as if there is no tomorrow, because he knows that the only time he is assured of is now. He seizes each day with purpose, for he knows that life's canvas is painted one stroke at a time. His actions today ripple into the future, and they leave an indelible mark.”
Source: A Man of Valour: Idioms and Epigrams
“A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.”
“A wise man thinks what a wise man does, but a wise man does what a wise man thinks!”
“A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult.”
“A wise man thus seeks not a straight path, but one that is the shortest or most convenient. The idea is to reach your goal comfortably and quickly rather than wasting your time in finding ‘Which is the straightest path?”
Source: The Secret Red Book of Leadership
“A wise man told me don't argue with fools. Cause people from a distance can't tell who is who.”
“A wise man travels to discover himself.”
Source: Literary Essays
“A wise man turns chance into good fortune.”
“A wise man understands he has weaknesses but will never allow them to eclipse his wisdom. He turns his weaknesses into stepping stones, and that is how, even in the raging storms, he comes out strong.”
Source: A Man of Valour: Idioms and Epigrams
“A wise man waits until everyone else has spoken.”