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Wise men argue causes; fools decide them.
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Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.
For to err in opinion, though it be not the part of wise men, is at least human.
In Greece wise men speak and fools decide.
Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.
May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof.
Logical consequences are the scarecrows of fools and the beacons of wise men.
Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.
Why grab possessions like thieves, or divide them like socialists when you can ignore them like wise men?
Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings.
At Athens, wise men propose, and fools dispose.