No man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
Choice by the people themselves is not generally distinguished for its wisdom.
Yet here I stand poor fool what more, not one wit wiser than before.
True, as unwisdom is the worst of ills
The ignorant man is an ox. He grows in size, not in wisdom.
As empty vessels make the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest blabbers
Evil is easy to fight. Lack of wisdom...that is very hard indeed.
Education should ennoble the students, but instead it is debasing them. Instead of shaping the young into diamonds, it is turning them into coals. It is not bringing transformation in them, It is not bestowing wisdom.
Look at those they call unfortunate and at a closer view, you'll find many of them are unwise.
A foolish man may be known by six things: Anger without cause, speech without profit, change without progress, inquiry without object, putting trust in a stranger, and mistaking foes for friends.
If wisdom was to cease throughout the world, no one would suspect himself of ignorance.
Enough words, little wisdom. [Lat., Satis eloquentiae sapientiae parum.]
