#wise man

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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A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends. ↗

— Baltasar Gracian

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

— William Butler Yeats

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Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket. ↗

— Andrew Carnegie

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He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. ↗

— Epictetus

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Bankers know that history is inflationary and that money is the last thing a wise man will hoard. ↗

— Will Durant

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