Oscar Wilde Quotes, Wise Quotes, Destiny Quotes

As for omens, there is no such thing as an omen. Destiny does not send us heralds. She is too wise or too cruel for that.

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The wise man looks back into the past, and does not grieve over what is far off, nor rejoice over what is near; for he knows that time is without end.

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Man must suffer to be wise.

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None But such as are good men can give good things, And that which is not good, is not delicious To a well-govern'd and wise appetite.

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Whenever and wherever one encounters the arising and passing away of the mental-physical structure, one enjoys bliss and delight, which lead on to the deathless stage experienced by the wise

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Still others commit all sorts of evil deeds, claiming karma doesn't exist. They erroneously maintain that since everything is empty, committing evil isn't wrong. Such persons fall into a hell of endless darkness with no hope of release. Those who are wise hold no such conception.

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I have myself a poetical enthusiasm for pigs, and the paradise of my fancy is one where pigs have wings. But it is only men, especially wise men, who discuss whether pigs can fly; we have no particular proof that pigs ever discuss it.

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I may have had many projects, but I never was free to carry out any of them. It did me little good to be holding the helm; no matter how strong my hands, the sudden and numerous waves were stronger still, and I was wise enough to yield to them rather than resist them obstinately and make the ship founder. Thus I never was truly my own master but was always ruled by circumstances.

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One of the Seven [wise men of Greece] was wont to say: That laws were like cobwebs, where the small flies are caught and the great break through.

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History no longer shall be a dull book. It shall walk incarnate in every just and wise man. You shall not tell me by language and titles a catalogue of the volumes you have read. You shall make me feel what periods you have lived.

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Coffee which makes the politician wise, and see through all things with his half-shut eyes.

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As the Christmas season envelops us with all its glory, may we, as did the Wise Men, seek a bright, particular star to guide us in our celebration of the Savior’s birth.

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Mark what unvary'd laws preserve each state, Laws wise as Nature, and as fixed as Fate.

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What use are cartridges in battle? I always carry chocolate instead.

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The fragrance of sandalwood and rosebay does not travel far. But the fragrance of virtue rises to the heavens.

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Numerous are the academic professors, but rare are wise and noble teachers.

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The wise man knows he doesn't know.

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Now and then it is a joy to have one's table red with wine and roses.

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The wise trusts not only to his physical eyes - thus he can see clearly.

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Wise cultivated, genial conversation is the last flower of civilization, and the best result which life has to offer us,--a cup for gods, which has no repentance. Conversation is our account of ourselves. All we have, all we can, all we know, is brought into play, and as the reproduction in finer form, of all our havings.

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