“A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence”
David Hume
“The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of the wise man is in his heart”
Benjamin Franklin
“A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance.”
Gian Carlo Menotti
“The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pygmy in its proportions when it follows”
Charles M. de Talleyrand
“Trials are medicines which our gracious and wise Physician prescribes because we need them; and he proportions the frequency and weight of them to what the case requires. Let us trust his skill and thank him for his prescription.”
Isaac Newton
“Trials are medicines which our gracious and wise physician prescribes because we need them; and he proportions the frequency and weight of them to what the case requires.”
John Newton
“A remark generally hurts in proportion to its truth”
Will Rogers
