#wise

The residence of the Plymouth settlers in the Netherlands, and the later conquest of the Dutch colonies, had brought the Americans into contact with the singularly wise and free institutions of the Dutch. ↗

— Albert Bushnell Hart

#colonies #conquest #contact #dutch #free

Whatever the immediate gains and losses, the dangers to our safety arising from political suppression are always greater than the dangers to the safety resulting from political freedom. Suppression is always foolish. Freedom is always wise. ↗

— Alexander Meiklejohn

#arising #dangers #foolish #freedom #gains

It behoves thee to love God wisely; and that may thou not do but if thou be wise. ↗

— Richard Rolle

#god #love #may #thee #thou

It seems like such a terrible shame that innocent civilians have to get hurt in wars, otherwise combat would be such a wonderfully healthy way to rid the human race of unneeded trash. ↗

— Fred Woodworth

#civilians #combat #get #healthy #healthy way

Nothing gives a sadder sense of decay than this loss or suspension of the power to deal with unaccustomed things, and to keep up with the swiftness of the passing moment. [Speaking of self-posed isolation in old age.] ↗

— Nathaniel Hawthorne

#age

No evil being was ever wise: they are all against every wise man's critics. ↗

— A Gentlemen

#evil-jinn #evil-men #inspirational #philosophical #wise

They live by an irrational morality. The rational man doesn't hate it when he is proven wrong; he is actually grateful, since his knowledge has been enriched. The people who follow an irrational morality can only maintain their irrational value system by ignoring reality. When you point this out to them they get very, very defensive, because your logic threatens to destroy their distorted system of ethics. Reason becomes their enemy, and they hate it with a passion." -Unknown ↗

— Unknown

#ignorance #knowledge #reason #truth #wise

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends. ↗

— Baltasar Gracian

#friends #gets #his #man #more

A wise nation should cultivate a political spirit that allows opponents to cooperate without fearing an automatic execution from their core supporters. Who knew that the real rogues in American politics would be the ones who dare to get along? ↗

— Jon Meacham

#along #american #american politics #automatic #cooperate

Truth exists for the wise, beauty for the feeling heart. ↗

— Johann Von Schiller

#heart #truth #wise #beauty