Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
To speak and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
To speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do is style.
Any fool can say he is wise but only someone wise can admit he is a fool.
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.
Wise men argue causes; fools decide them.
Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.
Before a man speaks it is always safe to assume that he is a fool. After he speaks, it is seldom necessary to assume it.
Men who know themselves are no longer fools. They stand on the threshold of the door of Wisdom.
The wise are wise only because they love. The fool are fools only because they think they can understand love.