“Even the wise appear foolish before one who brings peace to another.”
“Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish ”
“Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.”
“The feeble tremble before opinion, the foolish defy it, the wise judge it, the skillful direct it.”
“In all tests of character, when two viewpoints are pitted against one another, in the final analysis the thing that will strike you the most, is not who was right or wrong, strong or weak, wise or foolish.... but who would go to the greatest lengths in considering the other's perspective. ”
“Fools and wise-folk are alike harmless. It is the half-wise, and the half-foolish, who are the most dangerous.”