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• a fool may give a wise man counsel
• a wise guy
• a word to the wise
• a word to the wise is enough
• an old head on young shoulders
• be penny-wise and pound-foolish
• be wise to
• be wise to (someone or something)
• Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise
• early to bed, early to rise (makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise)
• fools build houses and wise men live in them
• get wise (to someone or something)
• get wise to
• get wise to (someone or something)
• It is a wise child that knows its own father
• It is easy to be wise after the event
• It's easy to be wise after the event
• One cannot love and be wise
• penny wise and pound foolish
• penny-wise and pound-foolish
• put wise
• set (one) wise
• still tongue makes a wise head
• Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise
• wise apple
• wise as Solomon
• wise guy
• wise to
• wise to someone/something
• wise up
• wise up to
• wise up to someone/something
• wise-ass
• wisecracker
• word to the wise
• word to the wise, a
• you can't put a wise head on young shoulders