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Anacharsis:In Greece wise men speak and fools


In Greece wise men speak and fools decide.
by Anacharsis


Epicurus:The misfortune of the wise is better


The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.
by Epicurus


Euripides:He was a wise man who originated the


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


Carlo Goldoni:A wise traveler never despises his


A wise traveler never despises his own country.
by Carlo Goldoni


Horace:Who then is free? The wise man who can


Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself.
by Horace


William James:The art of being wise is the art


The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
by William James


Seneca:Religion is regarded by the common people


Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.
by Seneca


William Shakespeare:It is a wise father that


It is a wise father that knows his own child.
by William Shakespeare


William Shakespeare:There is not one wise man in


There is not one wise man in twenty that will praise himself.
by William Shakespeare


Johann von Schiller:Truth exists for the wise,


Truth exists for the wise, beauty for the feeling heart.
by Johann von Schiller


Buddha:To be idle is a short road to death and


To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.
by Buddha


Chinese Proverb:A wise man makes his own


A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.
by Chinese Proverb


Demosthenes:As a vessel is known by the sound,


As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish.
by Demosthenes


The Dhammapada:There are men steady and wise


There are men steady and wise whose body, words and mind are self-controlled. They are the men of supreme self-control.
by The Dhammapada


Owen Feltham:It is not fit that every man should


It is not fit that every man should travel; it makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.
by Owen Feltham


Bhagavad Gita:That which is not, shall never be;


That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident.
by Bhagavad Gita


Ben Jonson:Talking and eloquence are not the


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.
by Ben Jonson


Johann Kaspar Lavater:Call him wise whose


Call him wise whose actions, words, and steps are all a clear because to a clear why.
by Johann Kaspar Lavater


Harriet Ward Beecher:Affliction comes to us, not


Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.
by Harriet Ward Beecher


James Oppenheim:The foolish man seeks happiness


The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
by James Oppenheim


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