#wise man

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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So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

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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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He was a wise man who invented beer. ↗

— Plato

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The wise man knows how to run his life so that contemplation is Possible. ↗

— Gabriel Marcel

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If a wise man behaves prudently, how can he be overcome by his enemies? Even a single man, by right action, can overcome a host of foes. ↗

— Saskya Pandita

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A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends. ↗

— Baltasar Gracian

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Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people. ↗

— William Butler Yeats

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