F. Bacon

Essays, "Of Seeing Wise."

The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are.

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the wiser

[the wiser] {adj.} Knowing about something which might be embarrassing of knowing. - Usually used with "nobody" or "no one". * /Mary took the teacher's book home by mistake, but […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

wise

[wise] See: [GET WISE], [PENNY WISE AND POUND FOOLISH], [PUT WISE], [THE WISER]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

Philip Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield

(1694-1773) Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so. www.sky-net-eye.com

get wise

[get wise] {v. phr.}, {slang} To learn about something kept secret from you; become alert. * /One girl pretended to be sick on gym days when she had athletics, until […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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надо-б лучше, да нельзя

[надо-б лучше, да нельзя] {proverb} {adv. phr.} [`nado-b `luchshe, da nel'`zya] {literally} one would want […]

play the field

[play the field] {v. phr.}, {informal} To date many different people; not always have dates with the same person. * /Al had […]

promise

[promise] See: [AS GOOD AS ONE'S WORD], [LICK AND A PROMISE].

Don Herold

(1889-1966) U.S. humorist Don't ever slam the door; you might want to go back.