#wise

To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution. ↗

— Marcus Aurelius

#life #life is a #problem #solution #wise

What we've proven is that you can protect the environment, use it wisely and grow the economy and that there is no conflict between the two. ↗

— Bruce Babbitt

#conflict #economy #environment #grow #protect

It is impossible to love and to be wise. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#impossible #love #to love #wise

This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#green #heal #his #keeps #man

So long as there are earnest believers in the world, they will always wish to punish opinions, even if their judgment tells them it is unwise and their conscience that it is wrong. ↗

— Walter Bagehot

#believers #conscience #earnest #even #judgment

Use a make-up table with everything close at hand and don't rush; otherwise you'll look like a patchwork quilt. ↗

— Lucille Ball

#everything #hand #like #look #make-up

The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself. ↗

— Washington Allston

#himself #man #only #wise #wise man

Our ability to create has outreached our ability to use wisely the products of our invention. ↗

— Whitney M. Young

#create #invention #our #products #use

Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others. ↗

— Edward Abbey

#enough #even #few #few men #fewer

'How do you know so much about everything?' was asked of a very wise and intelligent man; and the answer was 'By never being afraid or ashamed to ask questions as to anything of which I was ignorant.' ↗

— John Abbott

#afraid #answer #anything #ashamed #ask