People
- Sage (Sophos), a Stoic wise person and/or figure
- Rishi, a Hindu seer of Vedic hymns or divine human being
- Spiritual teacher, including teachers of mysticism or clergy or religious leaders
- Wise old man, a kind, wise, paternal figure, often archetypal or stereotypical
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Famous quotes containing the word people:
“I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take towards life. We are not sent into the world to air our moral prejudices. I never take any notice of what common people say, and I never interfere with what charming people do.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
“If forty million people say a foolish thing it does not become a wise one, but the wise man is foolish to give them the lie.”
—W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1966)
“When two people decide to get a divorce, it isn’t a sign that they “don’t understand” one another, but a sign that they have, at last, begun to.”
—Helen Rowland (1875–1950)