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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 fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world.
The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world.
Seek but provision of bread and wine, fools to flatter, and clothing fine; and nothing of God shall ever be read more
Seek but provision of bread and wine, fools to flatter, and clothing fine; and nothing of God shall ever be thine.
What a fool does in the end, the wise do in the beginning.
What a fool does in the end, the wise do in the beginning.
He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.
He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.
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.
The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.
The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.
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.