Xenophanes, 3.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 9: Uncategorized philosophers and Skeptics
“A wise man travels to discover himself.”
“A wise man can play the part of a clown, but a clown can't play the part of a wise man.”
“Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.”
La mort ne surprend point le sage:
Il est toujours prêt à partir.
Book VIII (1678-1679), fable 1.
Fables (1668–1679)
Better Way.
Song lyrics, Both Sides of the Gun (2006)
“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
Touchstone, Act V, scene i
Source: As You Like It (1599–1600)
“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
Touchstone, Act V, scene i
Misattributed
“No man was ever wise by chance.”
