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Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking
Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
Fools build houses, and wise men buy them.
Fools build houses, and wise men buy them.
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
Wise people talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.
Wise people talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.
Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side.
Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side.
They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge.
They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge.
A few observations and much reasoning lead to error; many observations and a little reasoning lead to truth.
A few observations and much reasoning lead to error; many observations and a little reasoning lead to truth.