#wise man

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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The wise man... if he would live at peace with others, he will bear and forbear. ↗

— Samuel Smiles

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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

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The fool wanders, a wise man travels. ↗

— Thomas Fuller

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A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence. ↗

— David Hume

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It takes a wise man to recognize a wise man. ↗

— Xenophanes

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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. ↗

— Jean de La Fontaine

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