#wise man

The wise man reads both books and life itself. ↗

— Lin Yutang

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True wisdom is less presuming than folly. The wise man doubteth often, and changeth his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubteth not; he knoweth all things but his own ignorance. ↗

— Akhenaton

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A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer. ↗

— Bruce Lee

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The wise man does at once what the fool does finally. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

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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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The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but not to the world. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

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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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The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing. ↗

— Epictetus

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