He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

The wise man is he who knows the relative value of things.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

It takes a wise man to recognize a wise man.

It takes a wise man to handle a lie, a fool had better remain honest.

There is no one thoroughly despicable. We cannot descend much lower than an idiot; and an idiot has some advantages over a wise man.

The secret of the wise man is to learn from the errors of others.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

A wise man knows when to go 'head and back off so you gotta pick and choose your fights. I know how to pick and choose.

A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.

Keep to the middle if you wish to keep moderation. The mid way is the safe way. Moderation abides in the mean, and moderation is virtue. Every abiding place outside the bounds of moderation is only exile to the wise man.

The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.

The fool wanders, a wise man travels.

The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself.

A wise man, when he writes a book, sets forth his arguments fully and clearly; an enlightened ruler, when he makes his laws, sees to it that every contingency is provided for in detail.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

The only competition worthy a wise man is with himself.

A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.

It takes a clever man to turn cynic and a wise man to be clever enough not to.