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.
A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none.
When I'm at school in the city, I don't feel particularly worldly or wise. It's only when I come back home that I remember exactly why I left.
Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the gods; desired by those who have no part in him, and precious to those who have the better part in him.
Results have nothing at all whatever to do with the private fun of being an author. There lies the answer to the problem which puzzles many wise people. Now it is plain why there are so many of us. . . But the public fun of being an author is rather apt to wear thin.
A fool learns nothing from a wise man; but a wise man learns from a fool.
May I deem the wise man rich, and may I have such a portion of gold as none but a prudent man can either bear or employ.
Love has its own time, its own season, and its own reasons from coming and going. You cannot bribe it or coerce it or reason it into staying. You can only embrace it when it arrives and give it away when it comes to you.
In their work, then, as in their play, men and women are more and more coming to share with each other as comrades, and really the fun of life seems in no wise diminished as a consequence.
If you young fellows were wise, the devil couldn't do anything to you, but since you aren't wise, you need us who are old.
A moody child and wildly wise Pursued the game with joyful eyes, Which chose, like meteors, their way, And rived the dark with private ray.
The bell strikes One. We take no note of time But from its loss. To give it then a tongue Is wise in man. As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours.
Working from home is so, so hard because I want to be present for them and yet there's so much to do work-wise. That's the biggest challenge for me.
A prudent person profits from personal experience, a wise one from the experience of others.
You must not judge people by their country. In South America, it is always wise to judge people by their altitude.
A fool and his money are quickly parted.
Don't do anything that you wouldn't feel comfortable reading about in the newspaper the next day.
I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
A person God himself deems as wise is one who not only hears His voice, but immediately begins to act upon His instruction.