Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest, Lend less than thou owest, Ride more than thou goest, Learn more than thou trowest, Set less than thou throwest.
Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise.
Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise.
Full oft we see cold wisdom waiting on superfluous folly.
Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit.
Wise men ne’er sit and wail their loss but cheerly seek how to redress their harms.
Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile.
The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.
So wise so young, they say do never live long.
My crown is in my heart, not on my head; not decked with diamonds and Indian stones, nor to be seen: my crown is called content, a crown it is that seldom kings enjoy.
Let me embrace the sour adversities, for wise men say it is the wisest course.
