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F. Bacon

Essays, "Of Seeing Wise."

The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are.

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the wiser

[the wiser] {adj.} Knowing about something which might be embarrassing of knowing. - Usually used with "nobody" or "no one". * /Mary took the teacher's book home by mistake, but […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

wise

[wise] See: [GET WISE], [PENNY WISE AND POUND FOOLISH], [PUT WISE], [THE WISER]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

Philip Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield

(1694-1773) Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so. www.english-slang.com

second thought

[second thought] {n.} A change of ideas or opinions resulting from more thought or study. * /Your second thoughts are very often wiser than your first ideas./ * /We decided […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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You need a strong stomach to digest luck.

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four corners

[four corners] {n.} All parts of a place. * /People came from the four corners of the world to see him./ * /He has been to […]

on paper

[on paper] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Judging by appearances only and not by past performance; in theory; theoretically. * /On […]

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