Subject: Intelligence » Wisdom (Page 3)

Smart as a tree full of owls.

Some folks as they grow older grow wise, but most folks simply grow stubborner.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

A pipe gives a wise man time to think and a fool something to stick in his mouth.

Why does it so often take a genius to see the obvious?

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist

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

(1919 – 1990) educator & writer

The people sensible enough to give good advice are usually sensible enough to give none.

(1862 – 1960) English writer

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

(1937 – ) comedian & television actor

All the unhappy marriages come from husbands having brains; what good are brains to a man? … they only unsettle him.

(1881 – 1975) English writer & humorist

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

(1741 – 1794) French writer

Some folks are wise and some otherwise.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

Nothing wise was ever printed upon an apron.

(1973 – ) American comedian

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

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

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Wisdom: Knowing when to speak your mind and when to mind your speech.