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Reason is the wise man's guide, example the fool's.

Proverbs and old sayings Welsh about example, reason, man

A rich man's foolish sayings pass for wise ones.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about wealth, man

What a fool can spoil, ten wise men cannot repair.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about man

A fool who can keep silent is counted among the wise.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish

Better a slap from a wise man than a kiss from a fool.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about kiss, man

A wise man knows what he says, a fool says what he knows.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about man

If you want people to think you are wise, agree with them.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about people, contentment

A fool says what he knows, and a wise man knows what he says.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about man

When a fool has the cow by the horns, the wise man can milk it.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about man

It is better to be in hell with a wise man than in heaven with an idiot.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about hell, man

The wise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when he speaks.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about man

It takes a wise man to learn from his mistakes, but an even wiser man to learn from others.

Proverbs and old sayings Zen about man

A wise mans ink lasts until only the stupid remain.

Proverbs and old sayings

Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

Proverbs and old sayings British about man, old, olderness

Remember the wisdom of your ancestors in order to become wise.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about ancestors, order, wisdom