Wise men will apply their remedies to vices, not to names; to the causes of evil which are permanent, not to the occasional organs by which they act, and the transitory modes in which they appear. Otherwise you will be wise historically, a fool in pr...
Beauty makes idiots sad and wise men merry.
Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.
Wise men speak only of what they know
Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.
A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart.
Teach a child what is wise, that is morality. Teach him what is wise and beautiful, that is religion!
In Greece wise men speak and fools decide.
The wise traveler leaves his heart at home.
A fool by chance may say a wise thing.
He who trusts is happy; the doubter is wise.
The fools among us are presented to be wise and the wise among us are presented to be fools.
Where wise actions are the fruit of life, wise discourse is the pollination.
At Athens, wise men propose, and fools dispose.
Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings.
There's writing power in one word sentences and one sentence paragraphs. Wise authors use them. -Judith Briles
When a youth was giving himself airs in the Theatre and saying, 'I am wise, for I have conversed with many wise men,' Epictetus replied, 'I too have conversed with many rich men, yet I am not rich!’.
Were fools silent, they would pass for wise.
The biggest fools are those who are paid to be wise.
Even the fool says a wise word sometimes.
The speaker may well be a fool but the listener is wise.
