#wise man

A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men. ↗

— Plato

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The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future. ↗

— Herbert Spencer

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The wise man is he who knows the relative value of things. ↗

— Dean Inge

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The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing. ↗

— Epictetus

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Who is the wise man? He who sees what's going to be born. ↗

— King Solomon

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A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick. ↗

— Sophocles

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The wise man doesn't give the right answers, he poses the right questions. ↗

— Claude Levi-Strauss

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The wise man knows how to run his life so that contemplation is Possible. ↗

— Gabriel Marcel

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If a wise man behaves prudently, how can he be overcome by his enemies? Even a single man, by right action, can overcome a host of foes. ↗

— Saskya Pandita

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Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people. ↗

— William Butler Yeats

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