#wise man

For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions. ↗

— Lao Tzu

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A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees. ↗

— William Blake

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Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one. ↗

— Diogenes

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To reform a world, to reform a nation, no wise man will undertake; and all but foolish men know, that the only solid, though a far slower reformation, is what each begins and perfects on himself. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

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The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection. ↗

— William Dean Howells

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