A few perspectives on wisdom

A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
Bill Cosby

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
Plato

Life's Tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.
Benjamin Franklin

A wise woman wishes to be no one's enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone's victim.
Maya Angelou

It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.
Nelson Mandela

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
Niccolo Machiavelli