
ProverbWisdom
English origin
Wise men care not for what they cannot have.
Meaning: The truly wise accept their limitations and redirect energy toward achievable goals rather than waste it on impossible desires.
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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