His voice sounded suddenly wise for its years.

It's another young voice which sounds wise beyond his years.

"They sound so wise and they're so impossible to carry out."

"They sound very wise, letting you discover some things for yourself."

The important thing's that it makes you sound wise - even when you're telling them to do something that's foolish.

Given that both musicians have sounded wonderful and wise in recent weeks, the sequel could well outdo the original.

"That doesn't sound so wise to me," she said stoutly.

He could not recognise it but it sounded ancient and wise.

"That sounds wise," said Ariadne cautiously, and looked to her brother.

I needed to say something that sounded wise, for my own benefit.