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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Surely a word to the wise is sufficient.
From Fifteen Years with the Outcast by Roberts, Fflorens
But a word to the wise is sufficient.
From A Disquisition on the Evils of Using Tobacco and the Necessity of Immediate and Entire Reformation by Fowler, Orin
The game is as often lost by a card too many as one too few; but a word to the wise is sufficient.
From Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
However, we anticipate an improvement in this respect, as we know "a word to the wise is sufficient."
From The Teacher Or, Moral Influences Employed in the Instruction and Government of the Young by Abbott, Jacob
Now, Tom, a word to the wise is sufficient.
From Project Gutenberg book of Historical Romance of the American Negro by Fowler, Charles H.
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