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Even Jupiter himself cannot be in love and wise at the same time.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about time, love

He is wise in vain who does not use his wisdom for his own advantage.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about use, wisdom

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.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man, contentment

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.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about life

In a fight with a fool it's a wise man who quits.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about fight, man

Better an old but wise man than a young but foolish man.

Proverbs and old sayings Maltese about man, old, olderness

A wise man will not receive rebuke.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

Wisdom is folly unless a wise man guides it.

Proverbs and old sayings about wisdom, man

One idiot can ask more questions than ten wise men can answer.

Proverbs and old sayings Mongolian about man

A wise woman has much to say and yet remains silent.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan about woman

The same destiny awaits both the wise man and the fool.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan about destiny, man

A wise man without a book is like a workman with no tools.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan about tools, man

A little nod is enough for the wise man; an ass needs a fist.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan about man

The heart of a fool is in his mouth, the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan about heart, man

A wise man who knows proverbs can reconcile difficulties.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about difficulties, man

The wise man affirms little and doubts much.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

It is a wise man who can laugh at his own jokes.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about man

As the wise man looks for a bridge the fool crosses the river.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about man

Thinking well is wise; planning well, wiser; but doing well is the wisest and best of all.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about thinking

The wise man who does not put his knowledge into practice is like a bee that gives no honey.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about knowledge, man