We never can tell how our lives may work to the account of the general good, and we are not wise enough to know if we have fulfilled our mission or... →
Ellen Swallow Richards
There are men who think themselves too wise to be religious.
Samuel Richardson
Fishing is a hard job. Fishing at night. Rain. Day, night. You have to be wise and smart. And quick.
Mariano Rivera
Don't follow any advice, no matter how good, until you feel as deeply in your spirit as you think in your mind that the counsel is wise.
Joan Rivers
If I'm a commodity, it wouldn't be a wise idea to buy stock in me - although, in the long run, maybe I'm a slow growth investment.
Tim Robbins
A silent man is easily reputed wise. A man who suffers none to see him in the common jostle and undress of life, easily gathers round him a... →
Frederick William Robertson
I used to write on a big old couch, but I gave that away. I was wise enough to give it to my son, so if it turns out that the couch was essential to... →
Marilynne Robinson
A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.
It's the height of folly to want to be the only wise one.