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A fool and his money are soon parted. — Thomas Tusser
I have learned that any fool can write a bad ad, but that it takes a real genius to keep his hands off a good… — Leo Burnett
It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt. — Mark Twain
It takes a woman twenty years to make a man of her son, and another woman twenty minutes to make a fool of him. — Helen Rowland
When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot… — Cynthia Heimel
He who will not reason, is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave. — William Drummond
Who is more foolish? The fool or the fool that follows it? — Alec Guinness
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. — Plato
We have the power to do any damn fool thing we want to do, and we seem to do it about every 10 minutes. — J. William Fulbright
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… — Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool. — Anatole France
Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well. — Samuel Butler
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
There is this difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man, really is so; but he that thinks himself the wisest,… — Charles Caleb Colton
Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fool reform, and mortal men lay hold on heaven. — Andrew Young
Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will receive you into his favor. — Henry Fielding
One fool at least in every married couple. — Henry Fielding
Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse. — Thomas Fuller
He that is proud of riches is a fool. For if he is exalted above his neighbors because he has more gold, how much inferior… — Jeremy Taylor
I wonder sometimes if manufacturers of foolproof items keep a fool or two on their payroll to test things. — Alan Coren

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