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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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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 heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.

The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Fools Quotes,
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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.

by Welsh Proverb Found in: Fools Quotes, Taste 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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Lord, what fools these mortals be.

Lord, what fools these mortals be.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Fools Quotes,
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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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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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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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He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.

He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.

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