#wise man

Since, therefore, no man is born without faults, and he is esteemed the best whose errors are the least, let the wise man consider everything human as connected with himself; for in worldly affairs there is no perfect happiness under heaven. ↗

— Giraldus Cambrensis

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A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult. ↗

— John Churton Collins

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He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. ↗

— Epictetus

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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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A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses. ↗

— Hippocrates

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A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool. ↗

— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

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That was my choice at that time, and I still say Nixon was a great president. A very beautiful and wise man. ↗

— Solomon Burke

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It takes a wise man to handle a lie, a fool had better remain honest. ↗

— Norman Douglas

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The fool wanders, a wise man travels. ↗

— Thomas Fuller

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It is best for the wise man not to seem wise. ↗

— Aeschylus

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