#wise man

The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection. ↗

— William Dean Howells

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It takes a clever man to turn cynic and a wise man to be clever enough not to. ↗

— Fannie Hurst

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A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation. ↗

— Moliere

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A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men. ↗

— Plato

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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ↗

— Grantland Rice

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The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool. ↗

— Anatole France

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The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future. ↗

— Herbert Spencer

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He was a wise man who invented beer. ↗

— Plato

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Who is the wise man? He who sees what's going to be born. ↗

— King Solomon

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A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick. ↗

— Sophocles

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