#wise

Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die? Wise men write many books, in words too hard to understand. But this, the purpose of our lives, the end of all our struggle, is beyond all human wisdom. ↗

— Alan Paton

#books #die #end #hard #human

All sins have their origin in a sense of inferiority otherwise called ambition. ↗

— Cesare Pavese

#called #inferiority #origin #otherwise #sense

I allowed the scriptwriter to come to my parties for research and it's a good thing he did otherwise I don't think Personal Services would've been so good. ↗

— Cynthia Payne

#allowed #been #come #did #good

I wish I had the ability to crack wise, generally. You know, without getting punched. There's no way I could do it while getting beaten up. Definitely. ↗

— Guy Pearce

#beaten #could #crack #definitely #generally

You have to have a strong sense of self in this business - otherwise they're going to spit you out. ↗

— Charlene Tilton

#going #otherwise #out #self #sense

Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man. ↗

— William Penn

#man #treasure #wise #wise man

We want a state wise in its contemplation - just in its actions - and moderate in the reach of government into our lives. ↗

— Sonny Perdue

#contemplation #government #into #just #lives

Wise is he who enjoys the show offered by the world. ↗

— Fernando Pessoa

#offered #show #who #wise #world

Probably the worst time in a person's life is when they have to kill a family member because they are the devil. But otherwise it's been a pretty good day. ↗

— Emo Philips

#been #day #devil #family #family member

I do believe that oil production globally has peaked at 85 million barrels. And I've been very vocal about it. And what happens? The demand continues to rise. The only way you can possibly kill demand is with price. So the price of oil, gasoline, has to go up to kill the demand. Otherwise, keep the price down, the demand rises. ↗

— T. Boone Pickens

#barrels #been #believe #continues #demand