Those who gave thee a body, furnished it with weakness; but He who gave thee Soul, armed thee with resolution. Employ it, and thou art wise; be wise and thou art happy.

 Akhenaton

Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.

 Alphonse de Lamartine

I never think of myself as wise. I think of myself as possessing a critical intelligence which I intend to allow to operate.

Harold Pinter

The monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monstrous. But neither, in my experience, do we ever reach a plane of detachment regarding our parents, however wise and old we may become. To pretend otherwise is to cheat.

 John le Carre

It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.

 Victor Hugo

Time ripens all things; no man is born wise.

 Miguel de Cervantes

A wise traveler never depreciates their own country.

 Carlo Goldoni

Politics, like theater, is one of those things where you've got to be wise enough to know when to leave.

 Richard Lamm

My mother went to university, my father didn't. But they are very educated, very wise people. My father went to the military, so he's worldly.

 Chuck D

I'm not under the illusion that everything's just going to be hunky-dory work wise forever. I've never been under that illusion. Things could go away tomorrow.

 Mel Gibson

Is it possible Hanukkah doesn't inspire folksy songs? Plot lines may be a part. The Christmas story has a lot of material to work with. There's Jesus and his birth, the wise men, their gifts and tons of frankincense.

 Matisyahu

My father also happened to be an intellectual, as learned, literate, informed, and curious as anyone I have known. Unobtrusively and casually, he was my wise and gentle teacher.

 James Tobin

It is by a wise economy of nature that those who suffer without change, and whom no one can help, become uninteresting. Yet so it may happen that those who need sympathy the most often attract it the least.

F. H. Bradley

It can't possibly last for years and browsing has its limits. Only a certain amount is healthy or wise.

 Judith Krantz