The quote is from Francis Bacon. It is also the title of a delightful mystery novel by Josephine Tey.
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Love - example is Laura De Noves. About the impossible object of desire, the beloved youth who is created, cherished, adored, and eternized.
Touchstone in As You Like It says that it is an old saying, "'The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool." The meaning is that everyone is pretty foolish, and only someone who is extremely foolish thinks otherwise. A similar saying is attributed to the philosopher Socrates.
"a little wise."
No. He is a character in a movie.
When men are too learned or too wise they lose the sight of reality.Sages are considered more wise .The irony of the poem is that the sage shows total foolishness.