#wise men

Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen. ↗

— Pindar

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At Athens, wise men propose, and fools dispose. ↗

— Alcuin

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Speech was given to the ordinary sort or men, whereby to communicate their mind; but to wise men, whereby to conceal it. ↗

— Robert South

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Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent. ↗

— Napoleon Hill

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Logical consequences are the scarecrows of fools and the beacons of wise men. ↗

— Thomas Huxley

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Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. ↗

— Plato

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Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men. ↗

— Douglas Bader

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For if the mystery concealed of old is made manifest to the Apostles through the prophetic writings, and if the prophets, being wise men, understood what proceeded from their own mouths, then the prophets knew what was made manifest to the Apostles. ↗

— Origen

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For to err in opinion, though it be not the part of wise men, is at least human. ↗

— Plutarch

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In Greece wise men speak and fools decide. ↗

— George Santayana

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