CONFUCIUS he say:

I* I* *E**E* *O *O*E A *O*E* **A* *O *O*E A *O*E*.

All vowels as shown, 21 missing consonants:

6xT; 4xL; 3xR; 3xS; 2xV; B, H, N.

What was his advice??

(In reply to Solution by tomarken)

Of course.

Both sayings fit the alphametic, but only the first may be attributed

(albeit only figuratively, because the phrase is a nice pun only in English) to a wise man.

Posted by Ady TZIDON on 2014-07-14 12:57:47