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Silence is the fence around wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about silence, wisdom

What use is wisdom when folly reigns?

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about use, wisdom

Talking comes by nature, silence by wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about talking, nature, silence, wisdom

If you seek a reputation for wisdom, agree with everyone.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about prestige, wisdom

The hours of folly are measured by the clock, but of wisdom no clock can measure.

Proverbs and old sayings British about measure, wisdom

The mind of a fool is like a broken pot it will hold no wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mind, wisdom

If you fill your head with pride you will lack space for wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about univers, proudness, wisdom, heads

Old men and women in the village are books of history and wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about history, books, wisdom, man, old, olderness

If you're filled with pride then you will not have room for wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about proudness, wisdom

The mouth of an elderly man is without teeth, but never without words of wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about wisdom, man

With much knowledge there is much sorrow, with much wisdom there is much weeping.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about knowledge, sadness, wisdom

If a rich man ate a snake, they would say it was because of his wisdom; if a poor man ate it, they would say it was because of his stupidity.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about stupidity, wisdom, wealth, man

The palace leads to fame, the market to fortune, and loneliness to wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about solitude, fame, wealth, wisdom

The person who recognizes his major mistakes is on the road to wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings Columbian about wisdom, people

When God means to punish a nation, He deprives its rulers of wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about nation, wisdom, god

The idle remarks of the rich are taken as maxims of wisdom by the poor.

Proverbs and old sayings about wisdom, wealth

Every man must act in the rhythm of his time, such is wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about wisdom, time, man

God and man think him a fool who brags of his of his own great wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings French about wisdom, god, man