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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

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"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

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"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

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

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

John Dryden, English Poet

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"Fools are without number."

"Fools are without number."

Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch Philosopher

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"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

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"The fool wanders, a wise man travels."

"The fool wanders, a wise man travels."

Thomas Fuller, English Clergyman

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"Let that which stood in front go behind, let that which was behind advance to the front, let bigots, fools, unclean persons, offer new propositions, let the old propositions be postponed."

"Let that which stood in front go behind, let that which was behind advance to the front, let bigots, fools, unclean persons, offer new propositions, let the old propositions be postponed."

Walt Whitman, American Poet

Fool, Fools, Old

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"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

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"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

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"The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool."

"The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool."

Epicurus, Greek Philosopher

Fool, Misfortune, Prosperity

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"He who hesitates is a damned fool."

"He who hesitates is a damned fool."

Mae West, American Actress

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere."

"It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere."

Voltaire, French Writer

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"My whole deal when I do accents or dialects is I gotta fool the locals. If I fool the locals then I've done my job."

"My whole deal when I do accents or dialects is I gotta fool the locals. If I fool the locals then I've done my job."

Brion James, American Actor

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"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

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"The man who has everything figured out is probably a fool."

"The man who has everything figured out is probably a fool."

Jerome Lawrence, American Playwright

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"I would be a fool to deny my own abilities."

"I would be a fool to deny my own abilities."

Julie Andrews, English Actress

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"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

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"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

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"To speak and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks."

"To speak and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks."

Ben Jonson, English Poet

Fool, Man, May, Talk

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"To be a man's own fool is bad enough, but the vain man is everybody's."

"To be a man's own fool is bad enough, but the vain man is everybody's."

William Penn, English Leader

18

"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

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"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

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