Word: wises
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...that wise. But the potential is there. I will try. I will...
...lesson in all such instances, as the wise have always told us, is the abiding value of silence. La Rochefoucauld, for example, got down to his usual brass tacks by calling silence "the best tactic for him who distrusts himself." It is not simply that silence is generally prudent; it also encourages the presumption of virtue, appearing-especially in times of adversity-as a sign of both discretion and suffering. How unlikely (goes the public reasoning) that a guilty party would endure calumnies without a peep...
...naysayers who predict Canada will crumble might be wise to wait--at least until after the World Series. You never know how a sporting victory can reverberate through politics...
...Gray Panthers, a senior citizens lobby, has forced Washington to admit that bonds are not a wise way to make money. Last year the group complained to the Federal Trade Commission that the Government was misleading investors, who did not realize that the real value of the money put in bonds was decreasing rather than increasing during a period of high inflation...
...spend most of the film watching and listening to the lovely sights and sounds that Spielberg and his special-effects team have put together. Spielberg in effect is the alien who steps from the mother ship at the end of the film. He is shy and cute, smart and wise. He smiles and waves...