Being wise Quote by Philippe Quinault

It is not wise to be wiser than is necessary.

— Philippe Quinault

He who lives without committing any folly is not so wise as he thinks. [Fr., Qui vit sans folie n'est pas si sage qu'il…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Whoever is not too wise is wise. [Lat., Quisquis plus justo non sapit, ille sapit.]

— Martial

The wise man is wise in vain who cannot be wise to his own advantage. [Lat., Nequicquam sapere sapientem, qui ipse sibi prodesse non…

— Quintus Ennius

A word for the wise is not neccessary, it is only the foolish once that needs it.

— Joseph David

“No matter the amount of knowledge and wisdom you acquire in life, you can never be wiser than wise itself.”

— Author Abdulazeez Henry Musa

It is best for the wise man not to seem wise.

— Aeschylus

The wise are not so much wiser than others as respecters of their own wisdom.

— Henry David Thoreau

The disadvantage of becoming wise is that you realize how foolish you've been.

— Evan Esar

The wisest of the wise may err.

— Aeschylus

You must be wise, but not too wise.

— Alexander Turney Stewart

On ne re c° oit pas la sagesse, il faut la de couvrir soi-me" me, apre' s un trajet que personne ne peut faire…

— Marcel Proust