The wisest men follow their own direction. — Euripides
To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it. — John Churton Collins
Other people’s wisdom prevents the king from being called a fool. — African Proverbs
Wise Parents Image Quotes
Do not correct a fool or he will hate you. Correct a wise man and he will appreciate you.
Wise People Quotes
There comes a point when you either embrace who and what you are, or condemn yourself to be miserable all your days. Other people will try to make you miserable; don't help them by doing the job yourself. — Laurell K. Hamilton
The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things. — Ronald Reagan
Everyone makes mistakes. The wise are not people who never make mistakes, but those who forgive themselves and learn from their mistakes. — Ajahn Brahm
Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. — Bill Nye
Be strong enough to stand alone, be yourself enough to stand apart, but be wise enough to stand together when the time comes.
The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence. — Charles Bukowski
I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint. — Hesiod
When proven wrong, the wise man will correct himself and the ignorant will keep arguing. — Ali ibn Abi Talib
I believe that if people would learn to use LSD's vision-inducing capability more wisely, under suitable conditions, in medical practice and in conjunction with meditation, then in the future this problem child could become a wonderchild. — Albert Hofmann
Wise Advice Quotes
To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him. But to admonish him publicly is to disgrace and shame him. — Al-Shafi‘i
When a wise man is advised of his errors, he will reflect on and improve his conduct. When his misconduct is pointed out, a foolish man will not only disregard the advice but rather repeat the same error. — Buddha
Govern wisely, and as little as possible — Sam Houston
The man who does not learn to wait upon the Lord and have his thoughts molded by Him will never possess that steady purpose and calm trust, which is essential to the exercise of wise influence upon others, in times of crisis and difficulty. — Dixon Edward Hoste
No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master. — Hunter S. Thompson
Fools live to regret their words, the wise regret their silence.
The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice. — Bible Proverbs
Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill. — J. R. R. Tolkien
Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it. — Publilius Syrus
A word to the wise ain't necessary -- it's the stupid ones that need the advice. — Bill Cosby
In the end, it's not what you do for your children but what you've taught them to do for themselves. — Ann Landers
Do not raise your children the way your parents raised you; they were born for a different time. — Ali ibn Abi Talib
The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future. — Herbert Spencer
The Voice There is a voice inside of you That whispers all day long, "I feel this is right for me, I know that this is wrong." No teacher, preacher, parent, friend Or wise man can decide What's right for you--just listen to The voice that speaks inside. — Shel Silverstein
Wise parents know that fighting a teenager, like fighting a riptide, is inviting doom. — Haim Ginott
There never was a tonic that would cure more social ailments than a healthy, happy home. There never was a greater source of social stability than an affectionate and understanding family. There never was a better way of helping children to happiness than the close confidence of wise and loving and responsible parents. — Richard L. Evans
A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease. — Elizabeth Gaskell
We need to learn and embrace patience. Patience is a holy key that will unlock the door to a more fulfilling life. Behind the blessed door of patience are found better parents, powerful teachers, great businessmen, wise masters, and a more compassionate world. — Steve Maraboli
We are born, we grow up, we live our lives as best we can. If we are thoughtful we are good parents and good partners. If we are wise we strive for integrity and intimacy. If we are fortunate we discover love and joy. If we are able, we make the world a little better than we found it. — Robert Reich
What is it that affectionate parents require of their Children; for all their care, anxiety, and toil on their accounts? Only that they would be wise and virtuous, Benevolent and kind. — Abigail Adams
The monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monstrous. But neither, in my experience, do we ever reach a plane of detachment regarding our parents, however wise and old we may become. To pretend otherwise is to cheat. — John Le Carre
The care of a wise and good man for his only son is inferior to the regard of the great Parent of the universe for his creatures. — John Woolman
No wise man can have a contempt for the prejudices of others; and he should even stand in a certain awe of his own, as if they were aged parents and monitors. They may in the end prove wiser than he. — William Hazlitt
It was not until I had graduated from college that I made a professional commitment to it. Frankly, I didn't think it wise. I was my own interior parental force, and it's very difficult to justify a profession as a dancer. — Twyla Tharp
To improve short-term memory significantly, reduce the stress in your life. And choose your parents wisely. — John Medina
I do not go to the gym. I do not train. I am not that careful about what I eat. I cannot give you any advice about keeping fit. The best advice I can give is choose your parents wisely. — Harrison Ford
The best and most popular novelists do not, as a rule, have children in their books at all, and this is wise. Parents are about the only people who are interested in children, and they merely in their own ones. — E. M. Delafield
God's deepest secrets often miss the wise and prudent and are revealed unto babes. We say, "Children, be like your parents." Jesus said, "Parents, be like your children." — Vance Havner
Wise parents offer criticism only when asked, and then minimally. — Leonard Roy Frank
Most people who are rich chose their parents wisely. — Philip Greenspun
When I think of all the books I have read, and of the wise words I have heard spoken, and of the anxiety I have given to parents and grandparents, and of the hopes that I have had, all life weighed in the scales of my own life seems to me a preparation for something that never happens. — William Butler Yeats
It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music to be the legitimate offspring of respectable parents. — Samuel Butler
As a designer, everything is always about aesthetics mixed in with functionality and having that visual appeal. But you learn fast as a new parent with an infant that if it’s not deeply practical as well, then forget about it. Style wise, I wanted to design items that would work well in any nursery - regardless of gender. — Nate Berkus
I'm really close to my family, and we talk through things. My parents are so amazing, they're brilliant. We try to take one step at a time and be wise about the decisions we make and keep our values and the things that are important. — Naomi Scott
No teacher, preacher, parent, friend, or wise man can decide what's right for you. — Shel Silverstein
He that has trained his children for heaven,
rather than for earth- for God rather than for man- he is the parent who will be called wise at the last. — J. C. Ryle
Nature has taken more care than the fondest parent for the education and refinement of her children. Consider the silent influencewhich flowers exert, no less upon the ditcher in the meadow than the lady in the bower. When I walk in the woods, I am reminded that a wise purveyor has been there before me; my most delicate experience is typified there. — Henry David Thoreau
We never really are the adults we pretend to be. We wear the mask and perhaps the clothes and posture of grown-ups, but inside ourskin we are never as wise or as sure or as strong as we want to convince ourselves and others we are. We may fool all the rest of the people all of the time, but we never fool our parents. They can see behind the mask of adulthood. To her mommy and daddy, the empress never has on any clothes--and knows it. — Frank Pittman
My parents are very proud of my success but still worry, as Im in a profession where there is no guarantee of work. They have always supported my decision to go into acting, but there have been tough times work-wise. — David Harewood
You never stop being a parent, Adam, no matter how old or wise your child becomes you'll see. — Robert Charles Wilson
I think, one thing that I've really come to appreciate about my parents as I've got older is you know, how wise they really were. As a kid when I was growing up, as any kid, you think you know every thing and I was no different to that. I had different opinions on a lot of different things then them but the way they raised me, in hindsight, they were right. — Tiger Woods
Choose your parents wisely. — Bertrand Russell
Cultural expectations shade and color the images that parents-to-be form. The baby product ads, showing a woman serenely holding her child, looking blissfully and mysteriously contented, or the television parents, wisely and humorously solving problems, influence parents-to-be. — Ellen Galinsky
Perhaps I should have pointed out more often that without her (mother's) guidance and example I might have gone straight from short pants to Long Bay Gaol, which in those days was still in use and heavily populated by larcenous young men who had chosen their parents less wisely. — Clive James
If you’re a parent in 2013, you have to get your hands on this book. Wise, engrossing, and so real that I fear Senior has been spying inside my house, All Joy is a must-read for those of us whose lives have been enriched and derailed by having kids. — Curtis Sittenfeld
There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent. — Mahatma Gandhi
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