Definition of Unwise

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Definition of Unwise
	Unwise Not wise; defective in wisdom; injudicious; indiscreet; foolish; as, an unwise man; unwise kings; unwise measures. Related Definitions: An, As, Defective, Foolish, In, Indiscreet, Injudicious, Man, Not, Unwise, Wisdom, Wise

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.
Mohandas 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

This is a work of fiction. All the characters in it, human and otherwise, are imaginary, excepting only certain of the fairy folk, whom it might be unwise to offend by casting doubts on their existence. Or lack thereof.
Neil Gaiman

So long as there are earnest believers in the world, they will always wish to punish opinions, even if their judgment tells them it is unwise and their conscience that it is wrong.
Walter Bagehot

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

The wise become as the unwise in the enchanted chambers of Power, whose lamps make every face the same colour.
Walter Savage Landor

War at this time and in this place is unwelcome, unwise, and simply wrong.
Martin Sheen

So one important lesson of Vietnam is, the first casualty of an unwise and unjust war are the American troops called on to fight it. Their service should be honored.
Paul Begala

I was unwise enough to actually mention this in public a few times, and in fact to point out that there were two versions of the book now. One of them had somebody else's name on the cover, one had my name on the cover.
Jonathan Franzen

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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