Famous Wise Quotes

#1. The story is told of a famous German chemist that his marriage did not take place, because he forgot the hour of his wedding and went to the laboratory instead of to the church. He was wise enough to be satisfied with a single attempt and died at a great age unmarried

Sigmund Freud

#2. Security isn't what the wise person looks for - it's opportunity.

Earl Nightingale

#3. By success, of course, I do not mean that you may become rich, famous, or powerful for that does not, of necessity, represent achievement. Indeed, not infrequently, such individuals represent pathetic failure as persons.

Norman Vincent Peale

#4. A wise quote may not be famous and a famous quote may not be wise! Stick to the wise as the other one is just a bubble!

Mehmet Murat Ildan

#5. I have had the opportunity to become acquainted with many wonderful people from many walks of life. I have known rich and poor, famous and modest, wise and otherwise.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

#6. The third quality that is needed for a scientist to become a public icon is wisdom. Besides being a famous joker and a famous genius, Feynman was also a wise human being whose answers to serious questions made sense.

Freeman Dyson

#7. The seven wise men of Greece, so famous for their wisdom all the world over, acquired all that fame, each of them, by a single sentence consisting of two or three words.

Robert South

#8. A wise beautiful lake never desires to be famous, because fame dirty it! To remain pure, distance yourself from the reputation!

Mehmet Murat Ildan

#9. If you're famous and supposedly wise, it's always a good idea to have a tape recorder in the room. Never can tell when you might spew out a line or two worth printing somewhere.

Richard Elman