“Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice; Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.”
More from Shakespeare on Wisdom
“They are but beggars that can count their worth.”
“Fortune, that arrant whore,Ne'er turns the key to th'poor.”
“What's done, is done”
“Alas, my lord, your wisdom is consumed in confidence.”
“Tis best to weigh the enemy more mighty than he seems.”
“He’s mad that trusts in the tameness of a wolf, a horse’s health, a boy’s love, or a whore’s oath.”
“Virtue and genuine graces in themselves speak what no words can utter.”
“The small amount of foolery wise men have makes a great show.”
“Men in rage strike those that wish them best.”
Others on Wisdom
Sun Tzu
30 quotes“Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.”
Dalai Lama
22 quotes“Compassion is the radicalism of our time.”
Cervantes
20 quotes“A closed mouth catches no flies.”
Aesop
19 quotes“Little by little does the trick.”
Confucius
19 quotes“The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man perfected without trials.”
Ben Franklin
18 quotes“Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.”
Napoleon
16 quotes“Ability is of little account without opportunity.”
Cicero
15 quotes“Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.”
George Washington
14 quotes“Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.”
Rudyard Kipling
14 quotes“I keep six honest serving men. (They taught me all I know) Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and...”
Khalil Gibran
14 quotes“Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge.”
George R.R. Martin
14 quotes“This was how an enemy should be dealt with: with a dagger, not a declaration.”