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In Greece wise men speak and fools decide. — George Santayana
Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existen — Lucius Annaeus Seneca
It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people to focus your energies on answers - not excuses. — William Arthur Ward
A man must fortify himself and understand that a wise man who yields to laziness or anger or passion or love of drink, o — Apollonius of Tyana
Wise anger is like fire from a flint: there is great ado to get it out; and when it does come, it is out again immediate — Edward Everett Hale
The drive toward Life is protective, thoughtful, vulnerable, and invested in immaculate love. It is this last that marks — Clarissa Pinkola Estes
A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation; therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, — Oliver Goldsmith
The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored. — Jean de la Bruyere
I've always said that at the end of the day, on a legal issue, I think a wise old woman and a wise old man are going to — Sandra Day O'Connor
I wish the government and the Minister of Justice would address these legal and constitutional arguments, but they refus — Stockwell Day
I believe that President Clinton considered the legal merits of the arguments for the pardon as he understood them, and — John Podesta
Wedding is destiny, and hanging likewise. — John Heywood
Whatever the immediate gains and losses, the dangers to our safety arising from political suppression are always greater — Alexander Meiklejohn
When I was a boy, my own dad told me in a smiling and wistful way that it's a wise man that knows his own father. — Michael Leunig
It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see. — Winston Churchill
The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future. — Herbert Spencer