Denkt / Thinks Mann / Man Selbst / Himself Täuschen / Fool Weiß / Knows Weise / Wise Weiser Mann / Wise Man
The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but not to the world.
A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.
A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult.
Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself.
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
The only competition worthy a wise man is with himself.
The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself.
The wise man reads both books and life itself.
He was a wise man who invented beer.