“One is not wise merely because one talks much. One who is patient, free from hatred and fearless — that person is truly called wise.”
Canonical Pali Original: Na tena paṇḍito hoti, yāvatā bahu bhāsati; Khemī averī abhayo, 'paṇḍito'ti pavuccati.
— Gautam Buddha
The Awakened One, Founder of Dhamma
Pali Canon: Dhammapada 19.258 defining true wisdom by moral character, equanimity, and fearlessness rather than verbal rhetoric.