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.
What a fool can spoil, ten wise men cannot repair.
When a fool has the cow by the horns, the wise man can milk it.
It is best for the wise man not to seem wise.
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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
What wise men suppose is worth more than the certainties of fools.
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.
There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.
A wise man should so write (though in words understood by all men) that wise men only should be able to commend him.
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.
A wise man adapts himself to circumstances, as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it.
