Quotes by Wise Public opinion is no more than this: what people think that other people think. Alfred Austin wisdom wise thinking Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. Alfred Lord Tennyson wise education life the shell must break before the bird can fly. Alfred Lord Tennyson motivation inspiration wise Tis held that sorrow makes us wise. Alfred Lord Tennyson sorrow wise Who is wise in love, love most, say least. Alfred Lord Tennyson true-love wise love No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. Alfred North Whitehead wise thank-you inspirational You cannot be wise without some basis of knowledge, but you may easily acquire knowledge and remain bare of wisdom. Alfred North Whitehead bases wise may Intelligence is quickness to apprehend as distinct form ability, which is capacity to act wisely on the thing apprehended. Alfred North Whitehead intelligence intelligent wise The wise are silent, the foolish speak, and the children are thus led astray, for wisdom is not knowledge, it is a realization of the scheme and of one's own part in it. Algernon Blackwood confused wise children There is no safety-net to protect against attraction. Algernon Charles Swinburne safety wisdom wise Machiavel, discoursing on these matters, finds virtue to be so essentially necessary to the establishment and preservation of liberty, that he thinks it impossible for a corrupted people to set up a good government, or for a tyranny to be introduced if they be virtuous; and makes this conclusion, 'That where the matter (that is, the body of the people) is not corrupted, tumults and disorders do not hurt; and where it is corrupted, good laws do no good:' which being confirmed by reason and experience, I think no wise man has ever contradicted him. Algernon Sidney hurt wise men [A]ll popular and well-mixed governments [republics] . . . are ever established by wise and good men, and can never be upheld otherwise than by virtue: The worst men always conspiring against them, they must fall, if the best have not power to preserve them. . . . [and] unless they be preserved in a great measure free from vices . . . . Algernon Sidney wise men fall When proven wrong, the wise man will correct himself and the ignorant will keep arguing. Ali ibn Abi Talib islamic wisdom wise Authority, power, and wealth do not change a man; they only reveal him Ali ibn Abi Talib change wise inspiring Stubbornness destroys good advice. Ali ibn Abi Talib wisdom wise advice A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks. Ali ibn Abi Talib wisdom wise men It is better to listen to a wise enemy than to seek counsel from a foolish friend. Ali ibn Abi Talib wise foolish enemy The wiser a man is, the less talkative will he be. Ali ibn Abi Talib wisdom wise men I wonder at a man who loses hope of salvation when the door of repentance is open for him. Ali ibn Abi Talib wisdom hope wise Like your body your mind also gets tired so refresh it by wise sayings. Ali ibn Abi Talib tired wise mind «56789101112131415»