Wise Men

1. Gentile sages who visited Jesus , Mary , and Joseph in Bethlehem shortly after the birth of Jesus. According to the Gospel of Matthew , they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh . Because three gifts were given, the traditional story is that there were three wise men. ( See Magi .)

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The long journey of the Magi—the Wise Men—in pursuit of a single star.

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Though they look like little potsers and nudniks—wise men of Chelm—they are made vibrant by the ardor of their claims.

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What all the wise men promised has not happened, and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass.

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As the sign hanging outside the late Gotham Book Mart famously claimed: “Wise Men Fish Here.”

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Respected foreign policy “wise men” including several former national security advisors are pushing from the outside.

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It's an idle question, I know; wise men and musty philosophers say that regrets are foolish.

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For wise Men, without your taking such Pains to tell them, knew what they were before.

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I wonder why wise men choose silly wives always, she added consciously, playing with the reins.

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From such an army surely the danger to public liberty could not by wise men be thought serious.

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Upon hearing this, the king in fury, and in great wrath, commanded that all the wise men of Babylon should be put to death.

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