The Assembly, led by the aging statesman Adolphe Thiers — a politician under the Second Republic, who had been don't-poke-the-bear wise about the war with the Germans before it started — soon declared itself the Third Republic.
There are sleepless bears, scary bears, wise old bears, magical bears, sad bears and spaceman bears in the books I've chosen - but all have one thing in common, great storytelling, complemented by pictures that make you want to look again and again.
As an actor, Mr. Westerman was perhaps best known for playing Ten Bears, the wise old chief, in Kevin Costner's "Dances with Wolves" (1990).
The wrapped-to-go breakfast sandwiches that were available on the way out bore the Comedy Central logo and some wise advice: "Share with your Uber driver".
Rather than be touchy-feely in his mentorship, George would go Southside Chicago on me, which, emotional-landscape-wise, bears a striking resemblance to southern New Jersey.
"What I want to be when I am old is a wise old man who won't bore," he said, then paused while the waiter set a plate of asparagus and an artichoke before him and poured the Tavel.
Mr Blair would be wise to bear this in mind.
Whoever governs us from Friday would be wise to bear this in mind".
Never again will I judge a book by its bad title but will bear Julian Barnes's recent, wise words in mind: "A book makes a title, not the other way round".
Dick Gregory, the acerbic comedian, put it this way: "So now they are trying to get us comfortable with dying?" Surely it is wise to bear in mind the effects of religion, family and the rest on medical decision making.
This suggests that if there is no choice but to seek outside help in such circumstances, directors would be wise to bear two things in mind.First, they must be prepared for conflict.
