It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

Not every truth is the better for showing its face undisguised and often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.

Time is the wisest counselor of all.

And to say that society ought to be governed by the opinion of the wisest and best though true is useless. Whose opinion is to decide who are the wisest and best?

Even the weakest disputant is made so conceited by what he calls religion as to think himself wiser than the wisest who think differently from him.

If one were to bring ten of the wisest men in the world together and ask them what was the most stupid thing in existence they would not be able to discover anything so stupid as astrology.

A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.

When I look upon seamen men of science and philosophers man is the wisest of all beings when I look upon priests and prophets nothing is as contemptible as man.

Let me embrace thee sour adversity for wise men say it is the wisest course.

Regarding life the wisest men of all ages have judged alike: it is worthless.

Well may the boldest fear and the wisest tremble when incurring responsibilities on which may depend our country's peace and prosperity and in some degree the hopes and happiness of the whole human family.

There is this difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man really is so but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.

Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.

The wisest use of American strength is to advance freedom.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer.

Thinking well to be wise: planning well wiser: doing well wisest and best of all.

Every year of my life I grow more convinced that it is wisest and best to fix our attention on the beautiful and the good and dwell as little as possible on the evil and the false.