To become wise, one must "wish" to have certain experiences and run, as it were, into their gaping jaws. This, of course, is very dangerous; many a wise guy has been swallowed.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Related Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of disti... DIOGENES Some say you become wise with age.
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You become OLD with age, you become wise with experiences.
Th... SONYA.E.WILLIAMS Many have been the wise speeches of fools, though not so many as the foolish speeches of wise men. THOMAS FULLER a footnote on Friedrich Nietzsche. FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Wisdom is like electricity. There is no permanently wise man, but men capable of wisdom, who, being ... RALPH WALDO EMERSON There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant RALPH WALDO EMERSON There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant. RALPH WALDO EMERSON You can be wise in certain things but to be consider a wise person you have to be wise in all ENRIQUE MIGUEL ALCALA SILVA For monarchy to work, one man must be wise. For democracy to work, a majority of the people must be ... CHARLES MAURRAS The Greek philosophers have compiled many works with persuasiveness and much skill in words; but wha... ATHANASIUS OF ALEXANDRIA Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred. JEAN DE LA FONTAINE I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge regardless of th... SONIA SOTOMAYOR I never did a single wise thing in the whole course of my existence, although I have written many wh... WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR This reminds me, Godmother, to ask you a serious question. You are as wise as wise can be (having be... CHARLES DICKENS All who have taken it upon themselves to rule over others have incurred hatred and unpopularity for ... PERICLES He's a very, very talented young man. As he has shown in the Majors he is well deserving and wise be... DAN ROHN The foundation has been instrumental in bringing us to this point, through their leadership and wise... ABBOTT ZODROW The foundation has been instrumental in bringing us to this point, through their leadership and wise... ABBOTT NATHAN ZODROW It were as wise to cast a violet into a crucible that you might discover the formal principle of its... PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY A house by the lake must have many windows so as to benefit fully the brilliant view; a man by the w... MEHMET MURAT ILDAN Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thin... ALEXANDER POPE Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thin... ALEXANDER POPE If forty million people say a foolish thing it does not become a wise one, but the wise man is fooli... W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it. GEORGE SANTAYANA Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pre... SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pre... WINSTON CHURCHILL What a wonderful world this would be if there were as many wise people as there are clever people. SOURCE UNKNOWN It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone. FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well. AMOS BRONSON ALCOTT One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well. AMOS ALCOTT Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pre... SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL It has become very difficult for states to sponsor terrorism now and militants have been deterred fr... AJAI SAHNI I think the wise course of action, the compassionate course of action, the better course of action w... CHUCK HAGEL Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish. QUINTILIAN Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish QUINTILIAN Elves seldom give unguarded advice, for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wis... J. R. R. TOLKIEN Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; A wise enemy is worth more. JEAN DE LA FONTAINE The mark of a wise person is being able to reach beyond the truth, to admit they can learn more than... TERRY GOODKIND This fellow is wise enough to play the fool; And to do that well craves a kind of wit: He ... WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish action. THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY Conditioning-wise, this group is leaps and bounds ahead of the other group. They won't be as sore or... RANDY RIDLEY To be truly wise, one must feel and think through life. JIM GENOVESE Will grinned. “Some of these books are dangerous,” he said. “It’s wise to be careful.”“O... CASSANDRA CLARE I have had the opportunity to become acquainted with many wonderful people from many walks of life. ... JOSEPH B. WIRTHLIN We ought to fly away from earth to heaven as quickly as we can; and to fly away is to become like Go... PLATO I have been enlightened. I have fallen into poetry and it has swallowed me up. KEITH HARING It is ignorance that is at times incomprehensible to the wise; for instance, he may not see 'the pos... CRISS JAMI It is not wise to think of people as either friends or enemies as if you were the center of the univ... SALMAN AL ODAH Oh leave the Wise our measures to collate. One thing at least is certain, light has weight. One thin... ARTHUR EDDINGTON A wise man was once foolish and throw foolishness did he become wise ENRIQUE MIGUEL ALCALA SILVA That was important for us to get going, conference-wise. (Burks) did a good job of keeping us off-ba... DAVID LOYD Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish... DIOGENES Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish... DIOGENES OF SINOPE We start as fools and become wise through experience AFRICAN PROVERB The two big advantages I had at birth were to have been born wise and to have been born in poverty. SOPHIA LOREN The two big advantages I had at birth were to have been born wise and to have been born in poverty. STEVIE WONDER I think numbers-wise we were satisfied. We went into it wanting to keep as many of those guys as we ... ART ROONEY Sometimes I wish I was one of those artists like David Bowie. They're not putting their private ... JOHN GRANT It is impossible to imagine the universe run by a wise, just and omnipotent God, but it is quite eas... H. L. MENCKEN Indeed, I am very sorry to be right in this instance. I would much rather have been merry than wise. JANE AUSTEN While I am sorry to see Mitch leave and we will certainly miss him, he has made a difficult but wise... BOBBY LUTZ Nationalism in Norway was very strong in 1905, that we must be free of Sweden. But I must say, I'... OLAV THON Our defense, pretty consistently, has been right there. We've got good balance. I prefer to have it ... BOBBY BOWMAN Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the ‘transcendent’ and all who invite you to subo... CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS We were very concerned about this guy being extremely dangerous. GARY HESTER Hundreds of wise men cannot make the world a heaven, but one idiot is enough to turn it into a hell. RAHEEL FAROOQ He that will write well in any tongue, must follow this counsel of Aristotle, to speak as the common... ROGER ASCHAM Nobody likes to see a stupid guy wise up. STEPHEN KING It's just a number. In many respects, I feel as good as I have in a long time. I had as good a winte... TOM GLAVINE A wise person is like a smoothly polished rock: it takes time to become either. VERA NAZARIAN I'm very positive - music-wise, production-wise and life-wise. MARTIN GARRIX Wise men learn many things from their enemies. ARISTOPHANES The wise learn many things from their foes. ARISTOPHANES The wise learn many things from their enemies. ARISTOPHANES The evidence shows that it has been very difficult for the majority of firms to add value to the tun... BILL MALDONADO You must be wise, but not too wise. ALEXANDER TURNEY STEWART You just try to absorb as much as you can from someone who has won as many races and championships a... LARRY DIXON My parents are very proud of my success but still worry, as I'm in a profession where there is n... DAVID HAREWOOD Against these guys, as far as I know, you have to go after them, ... Most of the time against these ... HAROLD WILLIAMS It has been more profitable for us to bind together in the wrong direction than to be alone in the r... NASSIM NICHOLAS TALEB Before sharing a person's thoughts, it is always wise to see what that guy has got in own life for o... ANUJ SOMANY No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is th... SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL It’s been said that youth is wasted on the young. I would respectfully like to put a few bullet ho... BRANDON BOX I wish the government and the Minister of Justice would address these legal and constitutional argum... STOCKWELL DAY Wise people say nothing in dangerous times. JOHN SELDEN Wise men say nothing in dangerous times JOHN SELDEN O, great wise man,' she said, 'I have been wondering so many things. Is life more than sitting at ho... LEMONY SNICKET We will have no other master but our caprice -- that is to say, our evil self will have no God, and ... HENRI-FRÉDÉRIC AMIEL Certainly, before anybody jumps on the president for this six-month suspension, it would be wise to ... JESSE HELMS The wise are not wise because they make no mistakes. They are wise because they correct their mistak... ORSON SCOTT CARD Here's a very, very wise person, and we should get more of his wisdom out into the world while we st... ED DELANEY Some wisdom you must learn from one who's wise. EURIPIDES Because I first trusted God, I no longer worried if Garrett would leave me. Because the foundation o... SHELLEY LUBBEN I see you go bare-shod. This is most likely extremely sensible. Shoes are no end of trouble for girl... CATHERYNNE M. VALENTE How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? SOURCE UNKNOWN It has been a very personal album for me. It has been one of the best experiences of my life. It's a... KELLY ROWLAND Men have been wise in many different modes; but they have always laughed the same way. SAMUEL JOHNSON One who wins always is not the wise one, rather wise is the one who knows where to lose. ABHIJIT NASKAR We've urged the Pakistanis to take the statesman-like course, the wise course, and the restraint cou... THOMAS PICKERING We've urged the Pakistanis to take the statesman-like course, the wise course, and the restraint cou... THOMAS PICKERING
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FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE And he who would not languish among men, must learn to drink out of all glasses; and he who would ke... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Invisible threads are the strongest ties. FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago. FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE The most perfidious way of harming a cause consists of defending it deliberately with faulty argumen... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE All things are subject to interpretation. Whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a fun... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE This world, the eternally imperfect, the eternal and imperfect image of a contradiction – an intox... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE For the woman, the man is a means: the end is always the child. FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerou... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Mathematics would certainly have not come into existence if one had known from the beginning that th... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Only sick music makes money today. FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Without music, life would be an error. The German imagines even God singing songs FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE What then in the last resort are the truths of mankind? They are the irrefutable errors of mankind. FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Altered opinions do not alter a man's character (or do so very little); but they do illuminate indiv... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE We would not let ourselves be burned to death for our opinions: we are not sure enough of them for t... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Let us beware of saying there are laws in nature. There are only necessities: there is no one to com... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE In every ascetic morality man worships a part of himself as God and for that he needs to diabolize t... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE The ascetic makes a necessity of virtue. FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Actual philosophers ... are commanders and law-givers: they say FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE He who fights against monsters should see to it that he does not become a monster in the process. An... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Every philosophy is the philosophy of some stage of life. FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE 'Every man has his price . This is not true. But for every man there exists a bait which he ca... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Man... cannot learn to forget, but hangs on the past: however far or fast he runs, that chain runs w... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Because men really respect only that which was founded of old and has developed slowly, he who wants... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Insanity in individuals is something rare -- but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the r... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE I am interested only in the relations of a people to the rearing of the individual man, and among th... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE What is wanted - whether this is admitted or not - is nothing less than a fundamental remolding, ind... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE One receives as reward for much ennui, despondency, boredom --such as a solitude without friends, bo... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; and by no ... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE The idealist is incorrigible: if he is thrown out of his heaven he makes an ideal of his hell. FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Wit is the epitaph of an emotion. FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Not by wrath does one kill, but by laughter. FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE He who laughs best today, will also laughs last. FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Perhaps I know why it is man alone who laughs: He alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laug... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE The architect represents neither a Dionysian nor an Apollinian condition: here it is the mighty act ... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Reckoned physiologically, everything ugly weakens and afflicts man. It recalls decay, danger, impote... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE I fear animals regard man as a creature of their own kind which has in a highly dangerous fashion lo... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE