A word to the wise is sufficient
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The phrase “a word to the wise” frequently accompanies a warning of some sort.
Example Sentences
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A word to the wise is sufficient; it is therefore needless to multiply scenes illustrative of the manner in which too many people pay the doctor.
From Finger Posts on the Way of Life by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
"A word to the wise is sufficient;" she laughed and turned her pretty face toward the coroner's once.
From The Filigree Ball Being a full and true account of the solution of the mystery concerning the Jeffrey-Moore affair by Anna Katharine Green
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