Wisdom is what makes a poor man a king, a weak person powerful, a good generation of a bad one, a foolish man reasonable. (Irish Proverb)

Wisdom is what makes a poor man a king, a weak person powerful, a good generation of a bad one, a foolish man reasonable.

Irish Proverb

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