Famous Proverbs

611 Proverbs about Wise / Page 9

81. A word is sufficient for the wise.
82. Correct a wise man, and he will be grateful; correct a fool, and he will not only give a deaf ear, but send you off with a flea in your ear.
83. Desire of glory is the last garment that even wise men put off.
84. Even Jupiter himself cannot be in love and wise at the same time.
85. He acts wisely who says little.
86. He alone is wise who can accommodate himself to all the contingencies of life; but the fool contends, and is struggling, like a swimmer, against the stream.
87. He dies before he is old who is wise before his day.
88. He is a wise man who accommodates himself to all circumstances.
89. He is wise in vain who does not use his wisdom for his own advantage.
90. He is wise to no purpose, who is not wise for himself.
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