Wisest Quotes

“Even the wisdom of the wisest depends on the accumulated wisdom of the past!”

“When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.”

“The wisest of the wise may err.”

“The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people.”

“The magi, as you know, were wise men--wonderfully wise men--who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication. And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house. But in a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest. O all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi.”

“The wisest use of American strength is to advance freedom.”

“Even the weakest disputant is made so conceited by what he calls religion, as to think himself wiser than the wisest who think differently from him.”

“Regarding life, the wisest men of all ages have judged alike: it is worthless.”

“The wisest people are often the simplest.”