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Wise Proverbs - page 12
Wit is folly unless a wise man hath the keeping of it.
Arabic Proverb
He who knows not and knows not that he knows not is a fool. Shun him. He who knows not and knows that he knows not is a child. Teach him. He who knows and knows not that he knows is asleep. Wake him. He who knows and knows that he knows is a wise man. Follow him.
Arabic Proverb
A wise man's day is worth a fool's life.
Arabic Proverb
The most praised form of fluency is silence when talk isn't wise.
Arabic Proverb
In the desert of life the wise travel by caravan, while the fool prefers to travel alone.
Arabic Proverb
Wise men do not quarrel with each other.
Danish Proverb
It is a wise child that knows its own father.
Danish Proverb
A wise falcon hides his talons.
Danish Proverb
A wise head makes a close mouth.
Danish Proverb
Think with the wise but walk with the vulgar.
German Proverb
Every one is wise after the event.
German Proverb
Experience is the teacher of jesters and the intelligence of the wise.
German Proverb
The wise man has long ears and a short tongue.
German Proverb
The praise of a thousand jesters counts for nothing against the reprimand of one wise man.
German Proverb
The biggest fools are those who are paid to be wise.
German Proverb
One fool may ask more questions than seven wise men can answer.
German Proverb
Fools build houses, wise men buy them.
German Proverb
Penny wise, and pound foolish.
German Proverb
No one is wise enough to advise himself.
German Proverb
Where there no fools, there would be no wise men.
German Proverb
Any fool carries an umbrella on a wet day, but the wise man carries it every day.
Irish Proverb
It is better to be lucky than wise.
Irish Proverb
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