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    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.

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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.

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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.

by Spanish Proverb Found in: Fools Quotes,
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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.

by Alfred Sutro Found in: Fools Quotes,
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The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world.

The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world.

by Thomas Shadwell Found in: Fools Quotes,
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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.

by Wes Smith Found in: Fools Quotes,
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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.

by Plato Found in: Fools Quotes,
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Fools build houses, and wise men buy them.

Fools build houses, and wise men buy them.

by English Proverb Found in: Fools Quotes,
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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.

by Thomas Brackett Reed Found in: Fools Quotes,
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Take all the fools out of this world and there wouldn't be any fun living in it, or profit.

Take all the fools out of this world and there wouldn't be any fun living in it, or profit.

by Josh Billings Found in: Fools Quotes,
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