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A mother takes twenty years to make a man of her boy, and another woman makes a fool of him read more
A mother takes twenty years to make a man of her boy, and another woman makes a fool of him in twenty minutes.
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.
Fools build houses, and wise men buy them.
Fools build houses, and wise men buy them.
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.
The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world.
The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world.
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.
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.
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.
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.
