Wise Men Quotes

They listened more than they talked, but that was the way of wise men and women.

Lee Goff

This conflict between right and fact has endured since the origins of society. To bring the duel to an end, to consolidate the pure ideal with the human reality, to make the right peacefully interpenetrate the fact, and the fact the right, this is the work of the wise.

Or, as Sextus, the ancient Pythagorian philosopher, said, "The wise man is always similar to himself." -

Elizabeth Gilbert

Wise men come to seea child of greater wisdomand honor divine.

Richelle E. Goodrich

Rare and precious gifts,gold and myrrh and frankincense,to offer a king.

Richelle E. Goodrich

Only wise men can differentiate between what is a matter of pride and what is a principle of dignity.

The strength of a man is in his character. A strong man is a great man of wisdom who understands, his top priority is to his family.

Ellen J. Barrier

Develop what you have. Project it to the world. God will put a star up there on you. Then the wise men will look for you as they looked for Christ. They are going to bring the gold, the frankinsence and the myrrh. Even if you are hiding in the sheep's pen, they will find you once the star directs them!

Israelmore Ayivor

Our hearts and prayers will always be with you.

Lailah Gifty Akita

Our toil must be in silence, and our efforts all in secret; for this enlightened age, when men believe not even what they see, the doubting of wise men would be his greatest strength.

It's always easy to conquer the hungry with a piece of bread. Only the wise can conquer the strong

Bangambiki Habyarimana

It's not what we can do that makes us great, but what we can do but don't which make us great

Bangambiki Habyarimana

Even if you are not evil, pretend to be. It will put off some abuse

Bangambiki Habyarimana

The hardest thing is a man to truly know himself

Bangambiki Habyarimana

Life is a sweet sour adventure. When you want to go it becomes sweet, when you remain, it becomes sour

Bangambiki Habyarimana

The problem with satisfaction is it's a bottomless pit

Bangambiki Habyarimana

Forget about the great astounding victory. Focus on winning small victories every day, the final victory will come by itself

Bangambiki Habyarimana

You cannot skip the beginning and hope to reach the end. You will fall as soon as you get there

Bangambiki Habyarimana

The greatest wisdom is to be happy

Bangambiki Habyarimana

We are looking for value, guidance, advice, inspiration; for someone to show us the way. When we find him, he is our hero

Bangambiki Habyarimana

True understanding lies beyond the desert

Bangambiki Habyarimana

Keeping hatred against someone is like helping him to torture you

Bangambiki Habyarimana

You are what you believe

Bangambiki Habyarimana

Experience is hard to acquire. Only the wise acquire it

Bangambiki Habyarimana

A good man can be destroyed by the association with men of evil character. A wise man can learn from them

Bangambiki Habyarimana

If there is no reward, there is no reason to run

Bangambiki Habyarimana

Know the laws before you break them

Bangambiki Habyarimana

Please others and you please yourself

Bangambiki Habyarimana

Calm is the best revenge

Bangambiki Habyarimana

Some people have the license to sin: Soldiers, to kill; politicians, writers, priests, businessmen, married man and women, to lie; and married couples to have sex

Bangambiki Habyarimana

You can have some, but not all. Wanting to have it all is a sure recipe for disaster

Bangambiki Habyarimana

If you want an abscess to cure you must press it hard

Bangambiki Habyarimana

True freedom is in not having a master, but in making the master your slave

Bangambiki Habyarimana

If you think you can't, you're wrong and right

Bangambiki Habyarimana

Wise men are wise yet their actions always seem otherwise to others who always think of the otherwise

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

People think that whatever comes out of the mouth of a wise man is the choicest gem, sometime it's utter stupidity and rubbish

Bangambiki Habyarimana

The real value of intellectuals is not just the value of their intellect but the impact. The distinctive footprints they are able to leave on minds with their wit whilst they live and how such footprints give latter days minds something to ponder over long after they are gone!

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

They say that wisdom is a dying flower, and I disagree. In a world covered in mud, the lotus still continues to grow. Even after mankind washes itself away from the surface of the earth, knowledge will still remain. Look no further than the bosom of Nature. It offers all the solutions needed to cure and unite humanity. Wise men only exist as interpreters and transmitters of Truth. Their time on earth is limited, but Nature's existence is eternal. Open books shall always exist for those with an opened eye and pure heart; for Truth can only be seen by those with truth in them.

One true king knew when to step aside and give up the reins of power—to remove his crown and relinquish his kingdom—all for the sake of glimpsing, just once in a lifetime, the face of a holy child.He was the Fourth to follow the Star.His gift was a secret.The rest of his journey is unknown.

I don't fancy colors of the face, I'm always attracted to colors of the brain.

Michael Bassey Johnson