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The kind of man who always thinks that he is right, that his opinions, his pronouncements, are the final word, when once exposed shows nothing there. But a wise man has much to learn without a loss of dignity.

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A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.

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A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.

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Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.

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They are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me.

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There is no happiness where there is no wisdom;
No wisdom but in submission to the gods.
Big words are always punished,
And proud men in old age learn to be wise.


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No greater evil can a man endure Than a bad wife, nor find a greater good Than one both good and wise; and each man speaks As judging by the experience of his life.

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Though a man be wise it is no shame for him to live and learn.

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How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that's wise

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Born: 497 BC
Died: 406 BC (aged 91)
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