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They would need to be already wise, in order to love wisdom.
To be wise and eke to love, Is granted scarce to gods above.
The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.
Wise is what you want to be. Smart is easy compared to wise.
Wise men have more to learn of fools than fools of wise men.
A wise man seeks much counsel...a fool listens to all of it.
You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched.
If you wish a wise answer, you must put a rational question.
Wise men are more dependent on fools than fools on wise men.
Wise people learn when they can; fools learn when they must.
There are men who think themselves too wise to be religious.
Suffering is part of our training program for becoming wise.
I tend to live in the past because most of my life is there.
Randalf the Wise indeed!I've worn wiser pairs of underpants!
The cunning man steals a horse, the wise man lets him alone.
Within our dreams and aspirations we find our opportunities.
The more women there are about, the softer a wise man steps.
Pun: A form of wit, to which wise men stoop and fools aspire
Wise travelers always stop short before they come to danger.
We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.
Divide and command, a wise maxim; Unite and guide, a better.
It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.
You don't become what you want, you become what you believe.
Wise men have interpreted dreams, and the gods have laughed.
Death is God's way of telling you not to be such a wise guy.
Friendship isn't a big thing - it's a million little things.
If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.
A wise prince must never take things easy in times of peace.
It is not wise to meddle with D'Angelines in matters of love.
The small amount of foolery wise men have makes a great show.
A wise man heedeth all things, and in his own eyes is a fool.
He that is rich is wise, And all men learned poverty despise.
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives.
A fool marvels at rare things, but a wise man at common ones.
You should always be aware that your head creates your world.
Fly, dotard, fly! With thy wise dreams and fables of the sky.
Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.
The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.
As long as she is wise and good, a girl has sufficient dowry.
What shelter to grow ripe is ours? What leisure to grow wise?
The courage to speak must be matched by the wisdom to listen.
The difference between a 'wise guy' and a wise man is plenty!
It is extraordinary how extraordinary the ordinary person is.
Wise men learn by others' harms, fools scarcely by their own.
The wisdom of the wise is an uncommon degree of common sense.
A wise fellow who is also worthless always charms the rabble.
Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
Hell was OK, until some wise guy went to heaven and came back
You can't be old and wise, if you were never young and crazy.