“There is a foolish corner in the brain of the wisest man.”
“The wisest man has something yet to learn.”
“The wisest man is generally he who thinks himself the least so. ”
“Not all men (and especially the wisest) share the opinion that it is bad for women to be educated. But it is very true that many foolish men have claimed this because it displeased them that women knew more than they did.”
“The wisest man is the silent one. Examine his actions. Judge him by them.”
“I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.”