Subject: Intelligence » Wisdom

A stupid man's report of what a clever man says is never accurate because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.

(1872 – 1970) British philosopher, mathematician, historian & social critic

Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.

(427 BC – 347 BC) Greek author & philosopher

The difference between a smart man and a wise man is that a smart man knows what to say, a wise man knows whether or not to say it.

It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.

(1817 – 1862) American author, poet, philosopher,, naturalist & historian

Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar.

(1908 – 1965) American broadcast journalist & newscaster

He was so learned that he could name a horse in nine languages; so ignorant that he bought a cow to ride on.

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor

Every man is a fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists of not exceeding the limit.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything.

(1826 – 1877) English economist & journalist

It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.

(1889 – 1974) American intellectual, writer, reporter & political commentator

A loaded wagon makes no noise.

Ignoramus: A person unacquainted with certain kinds of knowledge familiar to yourself, and having certain other kinds that you know nothing about.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

The next best thing to being clever is being able to quote someone who is.

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The next best thing to being clever is being able to quote someone who is.

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A word to the wise ain’t necessary, it is the stupid ones who need all the advice.

(1937 – ) comedian & television actor

Smart as a tree full of owls.

It's a wise man who profits by his own experience, but it's a good deal wiser one who lets the rattlesnake bite the other fellow.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

There are more fools than wise men, and even in a wise man there is more folly than wisdom.

(1741 – 1794) French writer

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

(1941 – 2008) British journalist, musician &broadcaster

It is wise to remember that you are one of those who can be fooled some of the time.

(1919 – 1990) educator & writer

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist