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To question a wise man is the beginning of wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings German about question, beginning, wisdom, man

The biggest fools are those who are paid to be wise.

Proverbs and old sayings German

He who conceits himself wise, has an ass near at hand.

Proverbs and old sayings German

One fool may ask more questions than seven wise men can answer.

Proverbs and old sayings German about man

Think with the wise, but talk with the vulgar.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek about vulgarity

All receive advice. Only the wise profit from it.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek about advice

The air of the land of israel makes one wise.

Proverbs and old sayings about air

Even if a fool remains silent, he is considered wise.

Proverbs and old sayings

A wise son makes his father happy; a foolish one grieves his mother.

Proverbs and old sayings about happiness, mother

The wise man's nakedness is between his loins, and that of the fool between his cheeks.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

He who trusts is happy; the doubter is wise.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about happiness

A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise cannot take out.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

Better wise language than well combed hair.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about language

To the world wisdom is folly; to the wise the world is foolish.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about world, wisdom

Though the snake be small, it is still wise to hit it with a big stick.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian

Only a heart can find the way to another heart. A wise man can laugh at his jokes.

Proverbs and old sayings about heart, man

A man can pose as a wise when searching for wisdom, but if he believes to have find it, is a fool.

Proverbs and old sayings about searching, wisdom, man

The wise bird flies lowest.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

A closed mouth--a wise head.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about heads

A wise head keeps a shut mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about heads