wise person

Example Sentences

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I once heard a very wise person say, “I would rather see my kids enjoy things while I am alive than give them everything when I am dead.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

A wise person once said: can’t choose your parents, but you can choose your touch football team quarterback.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

You are treated as a wise person if you are just very grim about everything.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024

Why, a wise person might ask, should someone spend any time at all in a place that can so easily bring them to anger?

From Slate • May 7, 2024

Mr. Daniels looks up at that bright blue sky and says,“Now, don’t be so hard on yourself, okay? You know, a wise person once said, ‘Everyone is smart in different ways.

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt