Wise Man Quotes Quotes & Sayings

Let the fools hold on to their treasured stupidity
Let yourself be safe in wisdom with much rapidity — Munia Khan

True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not. — Seneca.

A sage can see further than a predator. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A wise man is a student though he is a teacher. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Why a wise man is wise? The answer is simple: Because he has left his own shore! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

A fool is surrounded by blessings, but is chained by folly and thus cannot reach them. A wise person is surrounded by blessings, and has extra-long arms to reach for them. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Man is but his belief. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Folly plots a fool's death from the moment they become friends. Wisdom bestows blessings upon a wise man from the moment they wed. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A sage's mind is a storeroom of great riches. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A word from the wise is better than a thesis from a fool. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A wise man understands, an intelligent man knows, but a fool pretends to know. — Debasish Mridha

The wise see in the dark;
the foolish are blind, even in light. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A scholar's weapon is his pen;
a sage's weapon, his deeds. — Matshona Dhliwayo

The intelligent find problems;
the wise solve them. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A wise man doesn't start what he doesn't know to do. — Eraldo Banovac

An insincere wise man has more power than a sincere fool. — Matshona Dhliwayo

The wise teach, the righteous learn from them; the foolish disregard any knowledge handed to them. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A sage is a student, though a teacher. — Matshona Dhliwayo

What a wise man knows is great,
what a fool knows is little,
and what God knows is infinite.
God does not condemn a man for not knowing,
but condemns a man for knowing and not doing. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A wise man is humble, knowing he actually doesn't know much. — Eraldo Banovac

A fool's mind is at the mercy of his tongue and a wise man's tongue is under the control of
his mind. — Hazrat Ali Ibn Abu-Talib

No wise man is ever interested in stupid matters like wars! Wars are always on the agenda of only stupid man! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Traveler! If you keep wandering in the path of wisdom you too eventually become a man of wisdom! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

A wise man knows how little he knows and upon his death he drinks wisdom from an empty cup. — John Tarttelin

He who despises a poor man's wisdom has turned away great riches. — Matshona Dhliwayo

What a wise man does with one dollar is greater than what a fool does with ten thousand. — Matshona Dhliwayo

You know who you are, he said-
that intimidates boys but oneday a man will come along and value that exact part in you.

- Wise words from my best friend. — Nikki Rowe

A wise man is closer to God than a fool will ever be to himself. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A Note from Alan
Out of the many memorable lines and quotes I have heard from my dad through the years, the one that always seems to stand out the most is "Son, don't ever tell people how good or great you are at something; let them tell you." For a man who has achieved his own level of greatness in the eyes of so many, those words were both prophetic and wise. To be the best at anything, one has to have a lot of confidence and a certain amount of ego and drive. But one must also have humility to make a life-changing impact on people. I realize now that that is what Dad was teaching me all those years ago. Of course, to become a legend, one that other people admire and want to emulate, you also have to add faith and dedication to what you love. A good woman doesn't hurt either. — Phil Robertson

What the wise see eyes closed is greater than what the ignorant see both eyes open. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Wise man is a good Sherpa; he takes you to the highest places! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

The wise man does not grow old, but ripes. — Victor Hugo

Once upon a time, a wise man said, "I have nothing to say!"
Wisdom does not always talk, it talks at the right time, saying the right words. — Olaotan Fawehinmi

A man is wise not because of his intelligence, but because of his understanding and kindness. — Debasish Mridha

A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks. — Hazrat Ali Ibn Abu-Talib

Every nation, every woman and every man must work out their own salvation. — Abhijit Naskar

A foolish man enjoys the company of prostitutes;
a wise man enjoys the company of his wife.
The mother of a prudent son will rejoice;
the father of a mindless son will groan. — Matshona Dhliwayo

When a wolf is hungry it befriends sheep. — Matshona Dhliwayo

If he pursues women infront of you, you are worth more than him.
If you pursue a man, because of tactless spite, he is worth more than you.
We're all entitled to live to the truths in our hearts, some won't understand it & that's ok, but it's never & I mean NEVER ok to intentionally go out of your way to make another's journey harder because of the perception they've had on your own. — Nikki Rowe

Can you see a serene island in the middle of a stormy ocean? And the wise man is that calm island! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Insults from a sage are better than praises from a fool. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Love is the power of a wise man. It is a net for a lover. It is a tool for a clever man. Love is a song for a singer. — Debasish Mridha

What whispers from the center of the soul is an innocence - so loving, so pure, so divine - that the sage bows and the wise man weeps at the sound of its soft singing. — Heather K. O'Hara

Be wise enough to forgive but don't be foolish enough to trust again. — Ikechukwu Izuakor

The strong man swims across a river and saves himself.
The wise man builds a boat and sails across saving himself and others. — Matshona Dhliwayo

An honest and wise man is always a very simple man. — Debasish Mridha

Angels want peace; devils want war! Wise man wants tranquillity and creation; stupid man wants noise and destruction! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

The full moon was rising, looking huge and pale, the black spots appearing like a wise man smiling. The moon followed me while houses, cars, lands and trees disappeared blindly onto the tracks.
It seemed like a very slow moon, considering the landscapes beneath it were constantly disappearing. — Prerna Varma

Rain is nature's art; umbrella is man's art. When you walk with your umbrella in a rainy day, you walk with a super art which is a combination of two different arts! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Moses Luzzatto always said to be patient during the hard times, that they would have to endure and make sacrifices while they waited for better times to come. He urged Simone and the other Jewish boys not to provoke the Venetians, saying they should remain separate and focus on their work. He said their traditions were crucial to their identity, just as they were for their fathers before them. — Riccardo Bruni

A wise man once said to me, "Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Actions speak louder than words. Don't just talk about what you plan to do. Make it happen. — Jes Fuhrmann

Liars corrupt knowledge,
and fools pervert wisdom,
but the wise hallow both.
Knowledge holds the truth. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A wise man's sorrow is better than a fool's happiness. — Matshona Dhliwayo

The wise man sees the fool & laughs & the fool never knows why — Jovie Sumner

The enlightened worry less than others,
quarrel less than others,
fight less than others,
transgress less than others;
care more than others,
give more than others,
and love more than others. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Every man must have a peaceful place to contemplate. If you do not have such a place, you must find one! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

When you look at a beautiful view from a window, the beautiful view also looks at you from the same window! But the window looks at both you and the view! Wise man is the window itself; he looks at everywhere! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Money is not the master but the slave of a wise man. — Debasish Mridha

Greater than a sage is the one who taught him; God is the teacher, and the wise are all His students. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Looking at a king's mouth, ' said an old man, 'one would think he never sucked at his mother's breast. — Chinua Achebe

We can always be human
Meeting each day a wise new man
But the Animal Kingdom to which we belong
Animals we are; this truth can't be wrong. — Munia Khan

A wise man once said NOTHING ... He just let her vent, nodded his head and live happily ever after! — Tanya Masse

A wise man learns from his mistakes;
a fool won't even learn from his fatal ones.
There is no such thing as an intentional mistake,
but no man is a fool accidentally. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A wise man never dwells in the past because he knows he belongs to the future. — Debasish Mridha

Wise man is a wing; stupid man is a hole! You meet a wise man, you rise, you meet a stupid man, and you fall! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

A wise man never speak too much of himself; his actions speaks for itself". — Abdulazeez Henry Musa