A wise man makes what he learns his own, the other shows he is but a copy or a collection at most . . .
Knowledge is the treasure, but judgment is the treasurer of the one who is wise.
Cunning to wise, is as an Ape to a Man.
Show is not substance; realities govern wise men.
A wise neuter joins with neither, but uses both as his honest interest leads him.
Rarely promise, but, if lawful, constantly perform.
Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man.
O Lord, help me not to despise or oppose what I do not understand.
It is wise not to seek a secret, and honest not to reveal one.
In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the mind before the body; then thou hast a wife, a friend, a companion, a second self.