A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will.
It is better to be in hell with a wise man than in heaven with an idiot.
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.
The wise man asks questions of himself; the fool questions others.
The heart of the wise man lies quiet like limpid water.
The heart of a fool is in his mouth and the mouth of the wise man is in his heart.
It is a wise man who can laugh at his own jokes.
That which the wise man does first, the fool does last.
A little nod is enough for the wise man; an ass needs a fist.
When a fool has the cow by the horns, the wise man can milk it.
It takes a wise man to recognize a wise man.
A wise man hears one word and understands two.
A wise man never knows all, only fools know everything
It is better to carry stones with a wise man than accept the meal of a madman.
A wise man takes his own decisions; the ignorant goes with the crowd.
Better a slap from a wise man than a kiss from a fool.
When a hundred men call a wise man a fool, then he becomes a fool.
What a fool does in the end, the wise man does in the beginning.
A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books.