#wise man

The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man. ↗

— Sun Tzu

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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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To speak and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks. ↗

— Ben Jonson

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A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. ↗

— William Shakespeare

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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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Life is a pilgrimage. The wise man does not rest by the roadside inns. He marches direct to the illimitable domain of eternal bliss, his ultimate destination. ↗

— Swami Sivananda

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

— Jonathan Swift

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The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live. ↗

— Aristotle

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The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself. ↗

— Washington Allston

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He was a wise man who originated the idea of God. ↗

— Euripides

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