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Lord, what fools these mortals be.
Lord, what fools these mortals be.
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.
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
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.
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.
The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world.
The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world.
The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.
The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.
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.
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.
