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    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.

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It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool
will be meddling.

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool
will be meddling.

by Bible Found in: Folly Quotes,
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A fool must now and then be right by chance.

A fool must now and then be right by chance.

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The folly of one man is the fortune of another.

The folly of one man is the fortune of another.

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A fool and a wise man are alike both in the starting-place--their
birth, and at the post--their death; only read more

A fool and a wise man are alike both in the starting-place--their
birth, and at the post--their death; only they differ in the race
of their lives.

by Thomas Fuller Found in: Folly Quotes,
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Fools are my theme, let satire be my song.

Fools are my theme, let satire be my song.

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More knave than fool.

More knave than fool.

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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.

by William Cowper Found in: Folly Quotes,
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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.]

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Fool me no fools.

Fool me no fools.

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