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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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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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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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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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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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The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool. ↗

— Anatole France

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