wise quotes

A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.

It is impossible to imagine the universe run by a wise, just and omnipotent God, but it is quite easy to imagine it run by a board of gods.

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.

Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.

To despise no opportunity of usefulness is a leading rule with those who are wise to win souls.

How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.

Do not rebuke mockers, or they will hate you; rebuke the wise, and they will love you.

Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods.

The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men.

Howard Zinn was magical as a teacher. Witty, irreverent, and wise, he loved what he was teaching and clearly wanted his students to love it, also.