wise behavior Quotes

Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.

The wise man knows when to keep silent. Only the fool tells all he knows.

The wise man has his follies, no less than the fool; but it has been said that herein lies the difference--the follies of the fool are known to the world, but hidden from himself; the follies of the wise are known to himself, but hidden from the world.

It is sometimes necessary to play the fool to avoid being deceived by cunning men.

Be wise among the wise, but pretend to be dull among fools.

Play with a foole at home, and he will play with you in the market.

Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision.

Therefore, do not eat meat which will cause terror among people, because it hinders the truth of emancipation; not to eat meat? this is the mark of the wise.

Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.

Whosoever loveth wisdom is righteous, but he that keepeth company with fowl is weird.

One of the old philosophers says that it is the part of wisdom to sometimes seem a fool; but in our day there are too many ready-made ones to render this a desirable policy.

Meat is not agreeable to the wise: it has a nauseating odor, it causes a bad reputation, it is food for the carnivorous; I say this, Mahamati, it is not to be eaten.

The good and the wise lead quiet lives.

Just then, with a wink and a sly normal lurch, The owl very gravely got down from his perch, Walked round, and regarded his fault-finding critic (Who thought he was stuffed) with a glance analytic.

If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.

If people were really trying to learn a lot and determine what is true, the would listen a lot and talk a little.

We cannot live pleasantly without living wisely and nobly and righteously.

With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet, you're too smart to go down any not-so-good street.

When trouble comes, wise men take to their work; weak men take to the woods.

It is harder to avoid censure than to gain applause; for this may be done by one great or wise action in an age. But to escape censure a man must pass his whole life without saying or doing one ill or foolish thing

The only part of Christian teachings which will be truly accepted by the Chinese people is Christ's injunction to be "harmless as doves" but "wise as serpents.

He never said a foolish thing nor never did a wise one.

Burn not thy fingers to snuff another man's candle.

The cat seldom interferes with other people's rights. His intelligence keeps him from doing many of the fool things that complicate life.