The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half.
Any fool can say he is wise but only someone wise can admit he is a fool.
The wise man is he who knows the relative value of things.
A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.
The only secrets are the secrets that keep themselves.
We can be knowledgable with other men's knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.
To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.
The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool.
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.