- 流言止于智者 liúyánzhǐyúzhìzhě rumors end with the wiseunfounded rumors stop spreading once they reach a person of discernment or wisdom
- 智者不惑 zhìzhěbùhuò the wise are never confuseda person with wisdom is able to think clearly and distinguish right from wrong, and so is not easily misled or confused
- 谣言止于智者 yáoyánzhǐyúzhìzhě rumors end with the wiseWise and sensible people can distinguish right from wrong and will not easily believe or spread baseless rumors.
- 智者千虑，必有一失 zhìzhěqiānlǜbìyǒuyīshī nobody is infallibleliterally meaning a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake; even the most intelligent person will occasionally make an error
- 仁者见仁，智者见智 rénzhějiànrénzhìzhějiànzhì to each their ownDifferent people have different views or interpretations of the same thing; literally, "the benevolent see benevolence, the wise see wisdom."
- 智者大师 zhìzhědàshī Zhiyiposthumous title of Zhiyi (538-597), founder of the Tiantai school of Buddhism
