"Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise."

Cato The Elder on Wisdom
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"Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish."

Colton, Charles Caleb on Silence
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"We have no words for speaking of wisdom to the stupid. He who understands the wise is wise already."

Lichtenberg, Georg C. on Wisdom
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"The fool thinks himself to be wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. [Measure For Measure]"

Shakespeare, William on Fools and Foolishness
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"The difference between a smart man and a wise man is that a smart man knows what to say, a wise man knows whether or not to say it."

Garafola, Frank M. on Intelligence and Intellectuals
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"Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it."

Franklin, Benjamin on Advice
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"Grasp the subject, the words will follow."

Cato The Elder on Speakers and Speaking
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