Meaning of wise man in English

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« The Dalai Lama. He is a very wise man of great inner peace who believes that happiness is the purpose of our lives. Through his teachings and leadership, he continues to make this world a better place in which to live. »
Sidney Sheldon
« The conqueror is regarded with awe the wise man commands our respect but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection. »
William Dean Howells
« A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise man finds a smart man and learns from him how to avoid the mistake altogether. »
Roy H. Williams
« A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men. »
Plato
« To reform a world, to reform a nation, no wise man will undertake and all but foolish men know, that the only solid, though a far slower reformation, is what each begins and perfects on himself. »
Thomas Carlyle