YOU SAID:
"A wise man one said" Hehe
INTO JAPANESE
「賢者はこう言いました」ふふ
BACK INTO ENGLISH
"This is what the sage said" Fufu
INTO JAPANESE
「賢者はこう言っていました」 ふふ
BACK INTO ENGLISH
"This is what the sage said" Fufu
That didn't even make that much sense in English.