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He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.
He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.
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.
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.
A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom.
A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom.
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
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.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool then to speak out and remove all doubt.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool then to speak out and remove all doubt.
There are two fools in this world. One is the millionaire who thinks that by hoarding money he can somehow read more
There are two fools in this world. One is the millionaire who thinks that by hoarding money he can somehow accumulate real power, and the other is the penniless reformer who thinks that if only he can take the money from one class and give it to another, all the world's ills will be cured.
Lord, what fools these mortals be.
Lord, what fools these mortals be.
