Quotes by Being Wise A god could hardly love and be wise. Publilius Syrus being-wise wise love If to be old is not to be wise, then it is simply to be obsolete. Sam Smith being-wise obsolete wise You can never be wise unless you love reading. Samuel Johnson being-wise reading wise He that never thinks can never be wise. Samuel Johnson being-wise wise thinking Now that we are, as you say, 'in the same boat,' would it not be wise for us to have another conference ... and the sooner the better. Winston Churchill boat being-wise wise «12