A wise woman puts a grain of sugar into everything she says to a man, and takes a grain
of salt with everything he says to her.

Helen Rowland (1875-1950) American journalist and humorist


Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Francis Bacon (1561-1626) British statesman and philosopher


Without wisdom, knowledge is more stupid than ignorance.

To be wise and love exceeds man's might.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) British poet and playwright

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books.
Chinese Proverb