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A leader is not necessarily one who knows the way but one who thinks he knows the way.

Proverbs and old sayings

Instead of a treasure, coals! [ 'Rum, ' I hopes! 'Baccy, ' I thinks! 'Tracts, ' by jingo! Sailor's remark on discovering that he had picked up a bottle of tracts. ]

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about treasure

The wise knows that he does not know; the ignoramus thinks he knows.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

The young magpie that pulls feathers out of his mother thinks that he is showing gratitude in that way.

Proverbs and old sayings Tibetan about gratitude, mother

It always takes a person much longer to tell you what he thinks than what he knows.

Proverbs and old sayings about people

Three things it is best to avoid a strange dog, a flood, and a man who thinks he is wise.

Proverbs and old sayings Welsh about things, man