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In future, Clarissa," he said, "it might be wise to mention that you already have a man in your bed, to avoid such tedious situations." You invited him into bed?" Simon demanded, looking shaken. Ridiculous, isn't it?" said Jace. "We would never have all fit. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

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The wise man is one who, knows, what he does not know. ↗

— Lao Tzu

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A word to the wise is infuriating. ↗

— Hunter S. Thompson

#wise #word

For even the very wise cannot see all ends. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#prophecy #unanticipated #wise

Now this is the point. You fancy me a mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded... ↗

— Edgar Allan Poe

#sanity #wise

A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none. ↗

— Marilyn Monroe

#marilyn-monroe #wise

Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#poetry #wise

Pay heed to the tales of old wives. It may well be that they alone keep in memory what it was once needful for the wise to know. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#old-wives-tales #wise

How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise! ↗

— Alexander Pope

#doubt #how #prone #wise

And then something invisible snapped insider her, and that which had come together commenced to fall apart. ↗

— John Green

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