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Letter "W" » wise man
«The fool speaks, the wise man listens»
«The fool wonders, the wise man asks.»
Author: Benjamin Disraeli
(Novelist, Prime Minister)
| About:
Wisdom
| Keywords:
asks, The Fool, wise man, wonders
«The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool.»
«The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.»
«The wise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when he speaks»
«The wise man thinks about his troubles only when there is some purpose in doing so; at other times he thinks about other things»
«The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worth-while to live»
Author: Aristotle
(Philosopher, Physician, Scientist)
| About:
Men,
Wisdom
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cares, certain, conditions, crises, crisis in, danger, expose, exposes, great care, sufficiently, The Crisis, under, willing, wise man, with great care
«The wise man sees in the misfortune of others what he should avoid.»
«The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but deliverance from fear»
«There is not one wise man in twenty that will praise himself.»
Author: William Shakespeare
(Dramatist, Playwright, Poet)
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Praise,
Wisdom
| Keywords:
praise, twenties, twenty, wise man
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