#wise man

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 worthwhile to live. ↗

— Aristotle

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The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself. ↗

— Washington Allston

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Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him. ↗

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

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The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man. ↗

— Euripides

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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 man who has sufficient power over himself to wait until his nature has recovered its even balance is the truly wise man, but such beings are seldom met with. ↗

— Giacomo Casanova

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The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability. ↗

— Chanakya

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

— Lao Tzu

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The wise man reads both books and life itself. ↗

— Lin Yutang

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So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge. ↗