
ProverbHuman Nature
English origin
It is the part of a wise man to take no notice of many things.
Meaning: Selective attention to trivial matters preserves mental energy for what genuinely demands wisdom and action.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
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