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The beginning of wisdom is calling things by their right names.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about beginning, wisdom, rightness, things

When wisdom fails, luck helps.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about bad luck, good luck, wisdom

He who rises early will gather wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about wisdom

Riches and favour go before wisdom and art.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about wealth, art, magic, wisdom

There is no way to teach a machine wisdom after folly.

Proverbs and old sayings about wisdom

There is neither wisdom nor courage in an empty belly.

Proverbs and old sayings about courage, wisdom

Cent-wisdom and dollar-folly.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about wisdom

Poor folk's wisdom goes for little.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about wisdom

His money takes the place of wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about wisdom, money

A miser's money takes the place of wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about wisdom, money

It's vain to learn wisdom yet live foolishly.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about wisdom

Much wisdom is smothered in a poor man's head.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about wisdom, heads, man

Our wisdom is no less at Fortune's mercy than our wealth.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about wealth, mercy, wisdom

'Tis altogether vain to learn wisdom, and yet live foolishly.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about wisdom

The wit of one man, the wisdom of many.

Proverbs and old sayings English about wisdom, man

It takes great wisdom to play the fool.

Proverbs and old sayings English about wisdom

The most manifest sign of wisdom is a continual cheerfulness.

Proverbs and old sayings English about wisdom

When passion entereth at the foregate, wisdom goeth out of the postern.

Proverbs and old sayings English about wisdom

Economy is the wealth of the poor and the wisdom of the rich.

Proverbs and old sayings French about economy, wealth, wisdom

A man is known by the eye, and the face discovers wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings about wisdom, face, man
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