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When a hundred men call a wise man a fool, then he becomes a fool.

Proverbs and old sayings Albanian about man

The wise man keeps his own counsel.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about moral, americans, man

A wise duck takes care of its bill.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about bills, americans

The fool wanders; the wise man travels.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans, man

Fools make feasts and wise men eat them.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about man, americans

A wise man's day is worth a fool's life.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about life, day, americans, man

The wise and the fool have their fellows.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

Better a kindly fool than a proud wise man.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about proudness, americans, man

By others' faults wise men correct their own.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about man, americans

None but the wise man can employ leisure well.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans, man

Follow the wise few rather than the vulgar many.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about vulgarity, americans

From errors of others a wise man corrects his own.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about error, americans, man

A fool might be counted wise if he kept his mouth shut.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

He is a fool who cannot be angry but a wise man who will not.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans, man

Fools need advice most, but wise men only are the better for it.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about advice, need, man, americans

What a fool does in the end, the wise man does in the beginning.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about beginning, end, americans, man

Quiet people, whether wise or dull, get the benefit of the doubt.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about doubt, quiet, people, americans

Change of fortune hurts a wise man no more that a change of the moon.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about change, moon, wealth, americans, man

It is better to sit with a wise man in prison than with a fool in paradise.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about prison, paradise, americans, man

A fool can ask more questions in a minute than a wise man can answer in an hour.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans, man