"People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually fools."

People, Appearance, Foolishness, Fools

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"People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually fools."

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