To be wise behind the hand

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• A word is enough to the wise
• Two heads are better than one
• An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of learning
• A fool and his money are soon parted
• Wise after the event
• A fool's tongue runs before his wit
• Many men, many minds
• To come away none the wiser
• Soon learnt, soon forgotten
• The face is the index of the mind
• Live and learn
• Give a fool rope enough, and he will hang himself
• Fools and madmen speak the truth
• He that has no head needs no hat
• Custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools