#fool

People have discovered that they can fool the devil; but they can't fool the neighbors. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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Silence is the virtue of fools. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#silence #virtue

Fortunately I didn't get educated because if I'd got educated I'd be an educated fool now. ↗

— David Bailey

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A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled. ↗

— James A. Baldwin

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Any fool can write a novel but it takes real genius to sell it. ↗

— J. G. Ballard

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

— Lord Acton

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A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. ↗

— Douglas Adams

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I don't want to give too much ink to foolish men. ↗

— Tori Amos

#give #i #ink #men #much

Television is a powerful medium that has to be used for something better than sitcoms and police shows. On the other hand, if you don't recognize the forces that play on what people watch and what they don't then you're a fool and you should be in a different business. ↗

— Roone Arledge

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There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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