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The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
The fool wanders, a wise man travels.
It takes a very wise man to act the fool.
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.
It takes a wise man to handle a lie, a fool had better remain honest.
The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool.
A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
To speak and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat.
The greatest misfortune of the wise man and the greatest unhappiness of the fool are based upon convention.
Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but not to the world.