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1 " A smart person knows how to talk. A wise person knows when to be silent. "
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2 " A smart person speaks out the truth. A wise person doesn't care about speaking it out, as much as he or she cares about utilizing that truth in the society, in a way that brings most progress, in a way that brings most human development. And that's the purpose atheism should have. "
― Abhijit Naskar
3 " We think a wise person is someone who solves problems. Truth is, a wise person is someone who avoids problems. "
4 " It is an insult to a wise person when his motives for guiding are questioned. However, he understands that people aren’t used to free gifts and still helps them anyway. "
― Charbel Tadros
5 " A leader, without wisdom, is dangerous. A wise person, without leadership, is useless. But if they work together, they are unstoppable. "
6 " A fool always finds something to complain about, and a wise person always finds something to appreciate. "
7 " The saviour answered...and said, If you want to be perfect, you will keep these teachings. If not, you deserve to be called ignorant. For a wise person cannot associate with a fool. The wise person is perfect in all wisdom, but to the fool, good and evil are one and the same. For the wise person will be nourished by the truth...Some people have wings but run after what they can see, what is far from the truth. "
― , Holy Bible: New International Version
8 " An intelligent person has knowledge, but a wise person has experience with humility. "
9 " A fool thinks he is always right, a wise person always doubts himself. "
― Debasish Mridha
10 " Marrying a stupid person is a reflection of your thoughtlessness.Marrying a clever person is a reflection of your intelligence.Marrying a wise person is a reflection of your shrewdness.Marrying a virtuous person is a reflection of your uprightness. "
11 " A cat may have nine lives, but a wise person has a hundred. "
12 " I think it is a wise person who does not answer the door to uninvited police officers. Who knows what kind of crazy person could be standing there with a loaded gun! "
― Steven Magee
13 " An intelligent person can rationalize anything, a wise person doesn't try. "
― Jen Knox , Dandelion Ghosts: and other stories
14 " Scratch the surface in a typical boardroom and we're all just cavemen with briefcases, hungry for a wise person to tell us stories. "
― Alan Kay
15 " Let's stop discussing about who a wise person is and start learning to become wise persons. Begin acquiring knowledge at the very moment you discover that there is something called " knowledge" ! "
16 " An intelligent person is eager to speak, but a wise person is eager to listen. "
17 " It really takes a wise person to understand that there is nothing shameful about constantly asking questions about the things that one is unfamiliar with. Moreover, you have to seek knowledge in order to gain knowledge. "
18 " A person can choose to stand against adversity, but most people will run from it before they come to terms with who they truly are, a wise person watches through adversity and follows the signs when it is their turn to stand. "
― Faith Brashear
19 " What a wise person teaches is the smallest part of what they give. The totality of their life, of the way they go about it in the smallest details, is what gets transmitted. "
― David Brooks , The Road to Character
20 " It's said that a wise person learns from his mistakes. A wiser one learns from others' mistakes. But the wisest person of all learns from others's successes. "
― John C. Maxwell , Leadership Gold: Lessons I've Learned from a Lifetime of Leading
