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

Cato The Elder | Wisdom | 3 bookmarks

"Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish."

Colton, Charles Caleb | Silence | 3 bookmarks

"We have no words for speaking of wisdom to the stupid. He who understands the wise is wise already."

Lichtenberg, Georg C. | Wisdom | 4 bookmarks

"The fool thinks himself to be wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. [Measure For Measure]"

Shakespeare, William | Fools and Foolishness | 13 bookmarks

"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. | Intelligence and Intellectuals | 4 bookmarks

"Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it."

Franklin, Benjamin | Advice | 11 bookmarks

"Grasp the subject, the words will follow."

Cato The Elder | Speakers and Speaking | 2 bookmarks