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.

A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.

A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.

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.

Fools build houses, and wise men buy them.

Fools build houses, and wise men buy them.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Lord, what fools these mortals be.

Lord, what fools these mortals be.