#wise man

A wise man looks upon men as he does on horses; all their comparisons of title, wealth, and place, he consider but as harness. ↗

— Robert Cecil

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A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half. ↗

— Jeff Cooper

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Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse. ↗

— Thomas Fuller

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

— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

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A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat. ↗

— Louis L'Amour

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A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted that riches, office, fortune and favour cannot satisfy him. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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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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No wise man ever wished to be younger. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

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A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

#head #heart #his #man #should