“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
William Shakespeare As You Like It
Touchstone, Act V, scene i
Source: As You Like It (1599–1600)
“A fool boasts about what little he knows. A wise man keeps quiet about what he knows and is safe.”
— Sarvajna
Flowers of Wisdom
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