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A wise man poor Is like a sacred book that 's never read,-- To himself he lives, and to all else seems dead.
This age thinks better of a gilded fool Than of a threadbare saint in wisdom's school. ...
A wise man rules by the stars, a Fool is ruled by them.
A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can. -- Montaigne
A wise man's question contains half the answer. -- Solomon Ibn Gabirol
A wise man who stands firm is a statesman, a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe.
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
-- Francis Bacon, English philosopher (1561-1626)...
A wise man would no sooner appoint a contractor to a position of trust that a President would ask Taiwan to guard the mainland.
-- New York Times, Jan. 20, 1981...
A wise person makes his own decisions, a weak one obeys public opinion. -- Chinese proverb
A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
-- Sophocles (496-406 BC) -- Phaedra, Frag. 862...
A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interests.
-- Niccolo Machiavelli...

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