<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=361159" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The wise man</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">A wise man listens more than speaks<br>A problem he can halve<br>Do months of work in less than weeks<br>And make the saddest laugh</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He uses brains to conquer brawn<br>Sheds light on darkest times<br>And seldom is 'to manor born'<br>His speech the sweetest rhymes</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But who will listen when he's down? <br>When answers aren't forthcoming<br>When he is wearing frightful frown<br>His head so full and humming'</div><div style="margin:10px 0">My guess.. the wise man stops to think<br>He weighs up all the odds<br>And never ventures to the brink<br>Like many selfish God's</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He takes such issues in his stride<br>Reviews the situation<br>And when he's laughed and maybe cried<br>He takes a long vacation!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Dave+James">Dave James</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=361159" data-title="The wise man de Dave James" data-description="A wise man listens more than speaks A problem he can halve Do months of work in less than weeks And make the saddest laugh He uses brains to conquer brawn Sheds light on darkest times And seldom is 'to manor born' His speech the sweetest rhymes ..."></div> </div> </div>

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