#wise

If a wise man behaves prudently, how can he be overcome by his enemies? Even a single man, by right action, can overcome a host of foes. ↗

— Saskya Pandita

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We must first pray, that God would make us wise; before we can wish, he would make us happy. ↗

— Joseph Hall

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Philosophical theories or ideas, as points of view, instruments of criticism, may help us to gather up what might otherwise pass unregarded by us. ↗

— Walter Pater

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The wisest have the most authority. ↗

— Plato

#most #wisest

Satan is wiser now than before, and tempts by making rich instead of poor. ↗

— Alexander Pope

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The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise. ↗

— Colin Powell

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A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men. ↗

— Roald Dahl

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In general, certain conclusions are possible from these data. They fail to prove that psychotherapy, Freudian or otherwise, facilitates the recovery of neurotic patients. ↗

— Hans Eysenck

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Can policy be both wise and aggressively partisan? Ask any Republican worth his salt and the answer will be an unequivocal yes. Ask a Democrat of the respectable Beltway variety and he will twist himself into a pretzel denying it. ↗

— Thomas Frank

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Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course. ↗

— William Shakespeare

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