| Wisdom is in the head and not in the beard? | |
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| Mar 5, 2008 03:12 |   |
 | I read an English credo: "wisdom is in the head and not in the beard." I try to search this credo on the net, but only to find that it was said by Aesop. What does it exactly mean? I can't figure out? Is there a fable about the origin of credo? It seems to me that this saying was employed by a woman to criticize a man. Does it mean " hi old man, though you have long bear, you are totally ignorant."? Can anyone help, please? |
| Mar 5, 2008 10:42 | #1 |
| I do not remember this from the fables, however, I will take a go of it: Men with beards often stroke them as they consider a point. To look at them you would think that stroking their beards helped them to make the decision...but the decision is made in the brain. Does that help? |
| Mar 5, 2008 19:48 | #2 |
| In Chinese, we have a saying " 聪明的脑瓜不长毛", which means a smart guy usually has little hair or no hair on the scalp. Does this saying have the similar meaning to the credo? |
| Mar 6, 2008 08:13 | #3 |
| I'll add my two cents worth. I would say it means age does not guarantee wisdom. In other words, just because you are old enough to grow a beard (if you are male), does not mean that you are wise. You gain wisdom by having an active mind that seeks to learn from experience. |
| Mar 8, 2008 21:09 | #4 |
| I agree with what Yemmie said: " it means age does not guarantee wisdom". There is no equivalence between age and wisdom. |
| Mar 9, 2008 03:45 | #5 |
| I think Yemmie is correct..just becauce you are old it does not mean that wisdom have been given to you. I have a grey beard and still make silly mistakes. Dodger. |
| Mar 9, 2008 04:03 | #6 |
| In Chinese, we have a saying " 聪明的脑瓜不长毛", which means a smart guy usually has little hair or no hair on the scalp. Does this saying have the similar meaning to the credo? I don't this applies to me, I have little hair left and I'm as daft as a brush! I agree with Griz about the stroking of a beard, I had one for 25 years and I was always stroking mine when pondering over something. Alan |
| Mar 9, 2008 04:14 | #7 |
| "In Chinese, we have a saying " 聪明的脑瓜不长毛", which means a smart guy usually has little hair or no hair on the scalp." We have quite similar saying : Hair and wisdom don´t stay in same head. I too agree with Yemmie. Carlos |
| Mar 9, 2008 17:05 | #8 |
| I have a question, 2 men are both thinking about something, one man has a beard and is stroking it, the other is scratching his forehead like Stanley Laurel. Who is the intelligent one? |
| Mar 9, 2008 19:15 | #9 |
| Gray matter is in the brain not the hair, Ignorant me if I claim to be smart just because of some hair on my face. Ignorant you if you think i am smart, just because of some hair on my face. If i am an ignorant, not matter how old i can be, ignorant i will remain. An old bamboozle ignorant that is. |
| Mar 9, 2008 19:38 | #10 |
| We can’t know if a person is smart just by appearances. If people are that easy to read, life would be simpler but boring. ^_^ |
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