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