The tongue of a fool is the key of his counsel, which, in a wise man, wisdom hath in keeping.

Fools call wise men fools. A wise man never calls any man a fool.

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.

The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world.

The wise man makes an island of himself that no flood can overwhelm.

I am a fool, but I know I'm a fool and that makes me smarter than you.