Famous quotes containing the word wise:
“Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.”
—Bible: New Testament Matthew 10:16.
Jesus, sending forth the Apostles.
“A wise child pleases his father; a skinny dog shames his master.”
—Chinese proverb.
“There is no such thing as an omen. Destiny does not send us heralds. She is too wise or too cruel for that.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)