Sentence examples for to wise men from inspiring English sources
When you turn to wise men for wisdom now, you learn that feelings the interplay of fear and faith generally trump rational economic decisions.
"I think more Shakespeare plays get done in times like today, when things are turbulent or unsettled, and people want to turn to wise men and women whose stories can shed light on the way we act," said Mr. Edelstein, who oversees the Public's Shakespeare offerings.
This Pythagoras is often thought to have received his philosophy as a divine revelation, which had been given even earlier to wise men of the ancient Near East such as the Persian Magi, the Hebrews (Moses in particular), and the Egyptian priests.
But Luke never refers to "wise men," who were "following a star," or to anyone bringing "gifts of gold and frankincense, and myrrh".
Conversely, Matthew's account refers to "wise men," "a star," "gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh," and a "house" where Jesus was (Matt 2 1, 10-11), but not to "shepherds," "strips of cloth," or a "manger".
The only thing that is important is not to listen to populist politicians who play on people's fears but to listen to the wise men in Great Britain.
To Ambrose Bierce it was a "form of wit to which wise men stoop and fools aspire".
Apologies to the wise men, and the baby in the manger.
We look to the wise men (and women, but mostly men) who will lead us out of the wilderness, their white robes printed with numbers: GDP, unemployment, inflation.
Why don't we listen to the wise men in our world?" She reels off a list: Al Gore, French-Canadian astrophysicist Hubert Reeves and Algerian writer and farmer Pierre Rabhi.
