Only the man who thinks himself a fool is as wise as he thinks.

All knowledge meets an end at the question '...Why?

A wise man's goal shouldn't be to say something profound, but to say something useful.

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him (Proverbs 26:12).

Wise men are not pacifists; they are merely less likely to jump up and retaliate against their antagonizers. They know that needless antagonizers are virtually already insecure enough.

A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.