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"The wise have always said the same things, and fools, who are the majority have always done just the opposite."

"The wise have always said the same things, and fools, who are the majority have always done just the opposite."

Arthur Schopenhauer, German Philosopher

Fool, Fools, Majority

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"It is a fool's prerogative to utter truths that no one else will speak."

"It is a fool's prerogative to utter truths that no one else will speak."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

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"Get all the fools on your side and you can be elected to anything."

"Get all the fools on your side and you can be elected to anything."

Frank Dane, American Humorist

28

"I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise."

"I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise."

Charles de Montesquieu, French Philosopher

Fool, Succeed, World

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"The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool."

"The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool."

Rudyard Kipling, English Writer

Fool, Man, Needs, Woman

28

"The wise man does at once what the fool does finally."

"The wise man does at once what the fool does finally."

Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian Writer

26

"Never was patriot yet, but was a fool."

"Never was patriot yet, but was a fool."

John Dryden, English Poet

25

"You think I am a fool, but you are a greater fool than I am."

"You think I am a fool, but you are a greater fool than I am."

Sitting Bull, Lakotan Statesman

23

"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool."

"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

22

"Who is more foolish? The fool or the fool that follows it?"

"Who is more foolish? The fool or the fool that follows it?"

Alec Guinness, English Actor

20

"The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month."

"The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month."

Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian Novelist

Fool, Man, Opinion

19

"Fools are without number."

"Fools are without number."

Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch Philosopher

18

"Be wise with speed; a fool at forty is a fool indeed."

"Be wise with speed; a fool at forty is a fool indeed."

Edward Young, English Poet

17

"Even a fool knows you can't touch the stars, but it won't keep the wise from trying."

"Even a fool knows you can't touch the stars, but it won't keep the wise from trying."

Harry Anderson, American Actor

Fool, Stars, Trying

17

"The fool wanders, a wise man travels."

"The fool wanders, a wise man travels."

Thomas Fuller, English Clergyman

16

"The wise does at once what the fool does at last."

"The wise does at once what the fool does at last."

Baltasar Gracian, Spanish Philosopher

16

"The fools ran after me and I ran after the whores, foolish though I realized such a proceeding to be."

"The fools ran after me and I ran after the whores, foolish though I realized such a proceeding to be."

C. S. Forester, English Novelist

16

"You may be able to fool the voters, but not the atmosphere."

"You may be able to fool the voters, but not the atmosphere."

Donella Meadows, American Environmentalist

16

"Take all the fools out of this world and there wouldn't be any fun living in it, or profit."

"Take all the fools out of this world and there wouldn't be any fun living in it, or profit."

Josh Billings, American Comedian

Fool, Fools, Fun, Living, Profit

15

"In the days of Caesar, kings had fools and jesters. Now network presidents have anchormen."

"In the days of Caesar, kings had fools and jesters. Now network presidents have anchormen."

Ted Koppel, American Journalist

Fool, Fools, Kings, Network, Now

14

"A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer."

"A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer."

Bruce Lee, American Actor

Fool, Man, Question

14

"I don't fool with a lot of things that I can't have fun with. There's not much reward in that."

"I don't fool with a lot of things that I can't have fun with. There's not much reward in that."

Levon Helm, American Musician

Fool, Fun, Reward

14

"The greatest misfortune of the wise man and the greatest unhappiness of the fool are based upon convention."

"The greatest misfortune of the wise man and the greatest unhappiness of the fool are based upon convention."

Franz Schubert, Austrian Composer

Fool, Man, Misfortune, Unhappiness

13

"A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom."

"A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom."

Roald Dahl, British Novelist

Fool, Freedom, Writer

13

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."

Jim Elliot, American Clergyman

13

"He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master."

"He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master."

Ben Jonson, English Poet

13

"Fool that I was, upon my eagle's wings I bore this wren, till I was tired with soaring, and now he mounts above me."

"Fool that I was, upon my eagle's wings I bore this wren, till I was tired with soaring, and now he mounts above me."

John Dryden, English Poet

13

"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish."

"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Fool, Sense, Talk

13

"The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world."

"The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world."

Thomas Shadwell, English Dramatist

Fool, Haste, World

12

"A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times."

"A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times."

Lord Acton, British Historian

12

"You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job."

"You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job."

Laurence J. Peter, Canadian Writer

12

"Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves."

"Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Fool, Fools, Reason, Will

12

"When we are born we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools."

"When we are born we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

12

"He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; and he that dares not reason is a slave."

"He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; and he that dares not reason is a slave."

William Drummond, British Poet

Fool, Reason, Will

12

"In university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is learning to tolerate fools."

"In university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is learning to tolerate fools."

Doris Lessing, English Writer

Fool, Fools, Law, Learning, University

12

"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool."

"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool."

Anatole France, French Novelist

12

"The fellow that agrees with everything you say is either a fool or he is getting ready to skin you."

"The fellow that agrees with everything you say is either a fool or he is getting ready to skin you."

Kin Hubbard, American Journalist

12

"The fool shouts loudly, thinking to impress the world."

"The fool shouts loudly, thinking to impress the world."

Marie de France, French Poet

Fool, Thinking, World

11

"A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough."

"A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough."

Bruce Lee, American Actor

Fool, Quick, Temper, Will

11

"No psychologist should pretend to understand what he does not understand... Only fools and charlatans know everything and understand nothing."

"No psychologist should pretend to understand what he does not understand... Only fools and charlatans know everything and understand nothing."

Anton Chekhov, Russian Dramatist

Fool, Fools, Nothing

11

"He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave."

"He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave."

Andrew Carnegie, American Businessman

Fool, Reason, Will

11

"A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy."

"A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy."

John Churton Collins, English Critic

11

"Membership of the United Nations gives every member the right to make a fool of himself, and that is a right of which the Soviet Union in this case has taken full advantage."

"Membership of the United Nations gives every member the right to make a fool of himself, and that is a right of which the Soviet Union in this case has taken full advantage."

Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., American Politician

Fool, Nations, Right, United

11

"A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions."

"A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions."

Wilson Mizner, American Dramatist

11

"I go out there and make a fool of myself. It's inevitable."

"I go out there and make a fool of myself. It's inevitable."

Armand Assante, American Actor

11

"That's one of the peculiar things about bad moods - we often fool ourselves and create misery by telling ourselves things that simply are not true."

"That's one of the peculiar things about bad moods - we often fool ourselves and create misery by telling ourselves things that simply are not true."

David D. Burns, American Writer

Fool, Misery, Moods

10

"Every man must wear out at least one pair of fools shoes."

"Every man must wear out at least one pair of fools shoes."

Earl Derr Biggers, American Novelist

Fool, Fools, Man

10

"I don't fool myself. I can't see myself doing Shakespeare."

"I don't fool myself. I can't see myself doing Shakespeare."

Sharon Tate, American Actress

Fool, Shakespeare

10

"Sometimes the fool who rushes in gets the job done."

"Sometimes the fool who rushes in gets the job done."

Al Bernstein, American Writer

10

"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."

"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."

Randall Terry, American Celebrity

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