Such is the nature of men, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned; yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves.
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Men who know themselves are no longer fools. They stand on the threshold of the door of Wisdom.
We can be knowledgable with other men's knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.
Women are wiser than men because they know less and understand more.
Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.
Although it has been said by men of more wit than wisdom, and perhaps more malice than either, that women are naturally incapable of acting prudently, or that they are necessarily determined to folly, I must by no means grant it.
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
Witty inspirations are the proverbs of the educated.
To speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do is style.
It takes a clever man to turn cynic and a wise man to be clever enough not to.
Wise men make more opportunities than they find.
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