The gretest clerkes ben not the wisest men.
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The Reeve's Tale, l. 4051.Geoffrey Chaucer
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The gretteste clerkes been noght wisest men.
Geoffrey Chaucer
Loke who that is most vertuous alway,
Prive and apert, and most entendeth ay
To do the gentil dedes that he can,
And take him for the gretest gentilman.Geoffrey Chaucer
The magi, as you know, were wise men — wonderfully wise men — who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication. And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house. But in a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest. Of all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi.
O. Henry
Nor is he the wisest man who never proved himself a fool.
Alfred (Lord) Tennyson
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.Joseph Addison
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