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Definition of Unwise

Unwise

  1. Not wise; defective in wisdom; injudicious; indiscreet; foolish; as, an unwise man; unwise kings; unwise measures.

Unwise Quotations

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.
Mahatma Gandhi

It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.
George Washington

It is most unwise for people in love to marry.
George Bernard Shaw

Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof; it is temporary expedient, often wise in party politics, almost sure to be unwise in statesmanship.
James Russell Lowell

Understand that it is often unwise to forgive face to face. This tends to make the other person feel 'put down' and make you look holier-than-thou.
Charles Stanley
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Unwise Translations

unwise in German is unkluge, unklug, unklug
unwise in Hungarian is nem okos, oktalan
unwise in Italian is imprudente
unwise in Spanish is imprudente
unwise in Swedish is oklok

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