“Man may his fate foresee, but not prevent. 'Tis better to be fortunate than wise.”
Source: Four Revenge Tragedies: The Spanish Tragedy, The Revenger's Tragedy, 'Tis Pity She's A Whore and The White Devil
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“Nothing can confound a wise man more than laughter from a dunce.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)
Source: The Theory of Moral Sentiments: Or, An Essay Towards an Analysis of the Principles by which Men Naturally Judge Concerning the Conduct and Character, First of Their Neighbours, and Afterwards of Themselves : to which is Added, A Dissertation on the Origin of Languages
“The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are.”
Source: The Quotable Abigail Adams
Source: The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations
Source: Cloud Atlas (Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition): A Novel
Source: The Poetical Works of John Gay: Including 'Polly', 'The Beggar's Opera' and Selections from the Other Dramatic Work
Source: The Pleasures of Life
“Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?”
Source: The Works of Francis Bacon
Source: Views of an Ex-president
Source: Extraordinary Popular Delusions and The Madness of Crowds
Source: Marauders of Gor: Gor
“'T is greatly wise to talk with our past hours, And ask them what report they bore to heaven.”
Source: The Complete Works, Poetry and Prose of the Rev. Edward Young, LL.D.: Revised and Collated with the Earliest Editions. To which is Prefixed A Life of the Author
“Though lust do masque in ne'er so strange disguise she's oft found witty, but is never wise.”
Source: The Duchess of Malfi
Source: Irish Fairy Tales
“Be wise to-day; 't is madness to defer.”
Source: The Complete Works, Poetry and Prose of the Rev. Edward Young, LL.D.: Revised and Collated with the Earliest Editions. To which is Prefixed A Life of the Author
“To create is always to learn, to begin over, to begin at zero.”
“The more he became truly wise, the more he distrusted everything he knew.”
“If you live cautiously, your friends will call you wise. You just won't move many mountains”
Source: Experience the Impossible: Simple Ways to Unleash Heaven's Power on Earth
“We expect others to act rationally even though we are irrational.”
Source: The Dilbert principle: a cubicle's-eye view of bosses, meetings, management fads & other workplace afflictions
Source: The Essaies of Sir Francis Bacon
“Wise people know that all their money belongs to God.”
Source: Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry, Updated and Expanded Edition
“There is in human nature generally more of the fool than of the wise.”
Source: Suttree
Source: The Middle Kingdom: Poems, 1929-1944
Source: The Poetical Works of James Montgomery: With a Memoir of the Author...
“Grief should be the instructor of the wise; Sorrow is Knowledge.”
Source: Manfred
“If happiness in self-content is placed, The wise are wretched, and fools only blessed.”
Source: The Dramatic Works of Wycherley, Congreve, Vanbrugh, and Farquhar: With Biographical and Critical Notices
“There is a lot of territory out there still to explore TV-wise, show-wise, movie-wise, everything.”
“A wasted youth is better by far than a wise and productive old age.”