Löydetty 217 Tulokset: wise

• One man is silent and is thought wise, another is talkative and is disliked. (Ecclesiasticus 20, 4)

• A wise man is silent till the right time comes, but a boasting fool ignores the proper time. (Ecclesiasticus 20, 6)

• A wise man makes himself popular by a few words, but fools pour forth their blandishments in vain. (Ecclesiasticus 20, 12)

• A wise man advances himself by his words, a prudent man pleases the great. (Ecclesiasticus 20, 26)

• Widely known is the boastful speaker but the wise man knows his own faults. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 7)

• A wise man's knowledge wells up in a flood, and his counsel, like a living spring; (Ecclesiasticus 21, 13)

• A fool's chatter is like a load on a journey, but there is charm to be found upon the lips of the wise. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 16)

• Like a chain of gold is learning to a wise man, like a bracelet on his right arm. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 21)

• Fools' thoughts are in their mouths, wise men's words are in their hearts. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 26)

• Ever wise are the discourses of the devout, but the godless man, like the moon, is inconstant. (Ecclesiasticus 27, 11)

• Be brief, but say much in those few words, be like the wise man, taciturn. (Ecclesiasticus 32, 8)

• A man may be wise and benefit many, yet be of no use to himself. (Ecclesiasticus 37, 19)