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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.
Lord, what fools these mortals be.
Lord, what fools these mortals be.
The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world.
The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world.
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.
The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.
The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.
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.
The biggest fool in the world is he who merely does his work supremely well, without attending to appearance.
The biggest fool in the world is he who merely does his work supremely well, without attending to appearance.
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
That's the penalty we have to pay for our acts of foolishness -- someone else always suffers for them.
That's the penalty we have to pay for our acts of foolishness -- someone else always suffers for them.
