The residence of the Plymouth settlers in the Netherlands, and the later conquest of the Dutch colonies, had brought the Americans into contact with... →
Albert Bushnell Hart
By the age of 13, I knew I wanted to be a comedian like Morecambe and Wise. So, obviously, I thought I'd better start practising my interviews... →
Miranda Hart
It is not fit that every man should travel; it makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.
William Hazlitt
A wise traveler never despises his own country.
There is no one thoroughly despicable. We cannot descend much lower than an idiot; and an idiot has some advantages over a wise man.
The way to get on in the world is to be neither more nor less wise, neither better nor worse than your neighbours.
That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident.
Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
Heinrich Heine
I became a Republican when a very wise young lady asked me how I could remain a Democrat when I didn't agree with what they stood for and did... →
Jesse Helms
Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.
Arthur Helps