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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.
Lord, what fools these mortals be.
Lord, what fools these mortals be.
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool then to speak out and remove all doubt.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool then to speak out and remove all doubt.
