When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise.

A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.
Thomas Jefferson

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.
Buddha

The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.
Buddha

Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.
Albert Einstein

When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise.
Winston Churchill

It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see.
Winston Churchill

Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.
George Washington

Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.
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Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.
Benjamin Franklin