“The feeble tremble before opinion, the foolish defy it, the wise judge it, the skillful direct it.”
“Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.”
“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of feeble minds”
“Even the wise appear foolish before one who brings peace to another.”
“Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.”
“Those who are skilled in combat do not become angry. The wise win before the fight and the ignorant fight to win.”