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From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.
From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a
man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a read more
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a
man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and
sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
A wise man is out of the reach of fortune.
A wise man is out of the reach of fortune.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
Wisdom is learning what to overlook.
Wisdom is learning what to overlook.
Wisdom prepares for the worst, but folly leaves the worst for the day when it comes.
Wisdom prepares for the worst, but folly leaves the worst for the day when it comes.
I know what I have given you. I do not know what you have received
I know what I have given you. I do not know what you have received
So wise so young, they say, do never live long.
So wise so young, they say, do never live long.
A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise.
A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise.