A fool always finds one still more foolish to admire him.
[Fr., Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot read more

A fool always finds one still more foolish to admire him.
[Fr., Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l'admire.]

To stumble twice against the same stone, is a proverbial
disgrace.
[Lat., Culpa enim illa, bis ad eundem, read more

To stumble twice against the same stone, is a proverbial
disgrace.
[Lat., Culpa enim illa, bis ad eundem, vulgari reprehensa
proverbio est.]

The solemn fog; significant and budge;
A fool with judges, amongst fools a judge.

The solemn fog; significant and budge;
A fool with judges, amongst fools a judge.

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he
that shutteth his lips is esteemed read more

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he
that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

Fool beckons fool, and dunce awakens dunce.

Fool beckons fool, and dunce awakens dunce.

A fool must now and then be right by chance.

A fool must now and then be right by chance.

Defend me, therefore, common sense, say
From reveries so airy, from the toil
Of dropping buckets into read more

Defend me, therefore, common sense, say
From reveries so airy, from the toil
Of dropping buckets into empty wells,
And growing old in drawing nothing up.

Young men think old men are fools; but old men know young men are
fools.

Young men think old men are fools; but old men know young men are
fools.

All places are filled with fools.
[Lat., Stultorum plenea sunt omnia.]

All places are filled with fools.
[Lat., Stultorum plenea sunt omnia.]