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The fool who has not sense to discriminate between what is good and what is bad is well nigh as dangerous as the man who… — Theodore Roosevelt
He who takes offense when offense was not intended is a fool, yet he who takes offense when offense is intended is an even greater… — Brigham Young
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise. — Jeremiah
A physician who treats himself has a fool for a patient. — William Osler
The lumbermen...regarded forest devastation as normal and second growth as a delusion of fools....And as for sustained yield, no such idea had ever entered their… — Gifford Pinchot
A game of secret, cunning stratagems, in which only the fools who are fated to lose reveal their true aims or motives - even to… — Eugene O'Neill
Man is wise only while in search of wisdom; when he imagines he has attained it, he is a fool. — Solomon Ibn Gabirol
Six hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool, — Napoleon Bonaparte
These poems, with all their crudities, doubts, and confusions, are written for the love of Man and in praise of God, and I'd be a… — Dylan Thomas
Uncle Sam is not often called a fool in business matters, yet he has sold millions of acres of timber land at two dollars and… — John Muir
A fool is a man who never tried an experiment in his life. — Erasmus Darwin
Be wise among the wise, but pretend to be dull among fools. — Thiruvalluvar
The biggest fool is he who has learned much, taught much, and is still discontented. — Thiruvalluvar
Any fool can destroy trees. They cannot run away; and if they could, they would still be destroyed-chased and hunted down as long as fun… — John Muir
Fools have a great advantage over the wise; they are always self-satisfied. — Napoleon Bonaparte
God's Wisdom and God's Goodness!--Ah, but fools Mis-define thee, till God knows them no more. Wisdom and goodness they are God!--what schools Have yet so… — Matthew Arnold
If there is a way to free ourselves from suffering We must use every moment to find it. Only a fool wants to go on… — 7th Dalai Lama
You can lie to yourself and fool yourself and rationalize that the choice you're making is what is right and what is true and what… — Frederick Lenz
In India and other places, there are people who fool themsleves. They walk around all day saying, "Who am I? Who am I?" — Frederick Lenz
Now and then, there's a fool such as I. — Hank Snow

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