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The only competition worthy a wise man is with himself. ↗

— Anna Jameson

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The Dalai Lama. He is a very wise man of great inner peace who believes that happiness is the purpose of our lives. Through his teachings and leadership, he continues to make this world a better place in which to live. ↗

— Sidney Sheldon

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There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool. ↗

— Diogenes of Sinope

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Life is a pilgrimage. The wise man does not rest by the roadside inns. He marches direct to the illimitable domain of eternal bliss, his ultimate destination. ↗

— Swami Sivananda

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No wise man ever wished to be younger. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

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From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own. ↗

— Publilius Syrus

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A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence. ↗

— David Hume

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The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man. ↗

— Euripides

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Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks. ↗

— Heinrich Heine

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It is a wise man that does know the contented man is never poor, whilst the discontented man is never rich. ↗

— Frank Herbert

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