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Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Chinese Proverb Fools 592
I was young and foolish then; now I am old and foolisher. Mark Twain Fools 309
The biggest fool in the world is he who merely does his work supremely well, without attending to appearance. Michael Korda Fools 218
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt. Source Unknown Fools 200
There is a foolish corner in the brain of the wisest man. Aristotle Fools 192
Build a system that even a fool can use, and only a fool will want to use it. George Bernard Shaw Fools 183
Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men. Douglas Bader Fools 181
The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough to bear the misfortunes, and wisdom enough to manage the affairs of his neighbor. Benjamin Franklin Fools 168
A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. Proverbs Fools 165
However big the fool, there is always a bigger fool to admire him. Nicholas Boileau Fools 159
Let us be thankful for the fools; but for them the rest of us could not succeed. Mark Twain Fools 156
It has been said that there is no fool like an old fool, except a young fool. But the young fool has first to grow up to be an old fool to realize what a damn fool he was when he was a young fool. Harold MacMillan Fools 154
Only fools are positive. Moe Howard Fools 153
Fools rush in where Angels fear to tread. Alexander Pope Fools 148
An erudite fool is a greater fool than an ignorant fool. Moliere Fools 146
Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet. African Proverbs Fools 138
Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain -- and most fools do. Dale Carnegie Fools 134
In life, each of us must sometimes play the fool. Yiddish Proverbs Fools 129
A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart. Confucius Fools 124
It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious. Source Unknown Fools 124
If 50 million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing. Anatole France Fools 122
The dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits. William Shakespeare Fools 122
While intelligent people can often simplify the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple. Gerald W. Grumet Fools 120
Who is more foolish, the child afraid of the dark, or the man afraid of the light? Maurice Freehill Fools 119
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. English Proverbs Fools 114
No one but a fool is always right. David Hare Fools 112
Most fools think they are only ignorant. Benjamin Franklin Fools 108
No one but a fool would measure their satisfaction by what the world thinks of it. Oliver Goldsmith Fools 103
The folly of all follies is to be love sick for a shadow. Alfred Lord Tennyson Fools 103
Seek but provision of bread and wine, fools to flatter, and clothing fine; and nothing of God shall ever be thine. Wes Smith Fools 102
He is a fool that kisseth the maid when he may kiss the mistress. English Proverbs Fools 98
A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him. Nicholas Boileau Fools 97
Who loves not women, wine and song remains a fool his whole life long. Martin Luther Fools 97
The fool needs company, the wise solitude. Ruckett Fools 92
The main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as many men as possible. Bernard Baruch Fools 91
Sometimes a fool has talent, but never judgment. FranÃ§ois de La Rochefoucauld Fools 90
If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing. Bertrand Russell Fools 90
On Monday mornings I am dedicated to the proposition that all men are created jerks. H. Allen Smith Fools 89
Young people tell what they are doing, old people what they have done and fools what they wish to do. French Proverb Fools 89
A clever child brought up with a foolish one can itself become foolish. Man is so perfectible and corruptible he can become a fool through good sense. G. C. (Georg Christoph) Lichtenberg Fools 88
The company of fools may first make us smile, but in the end we always feel melancholy. Oliver Goldsmith Fools 87
Lord, what fools these mortals be. William Shakespeare Fools 85
A fool is his own informer. Yiddish Proverb Fools 85
Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will receive you into his favor. Henry Fielding Fools 84
The fool is always beginning to live. Proverbs Fools 81
The fool within himself is the object of pity, until he is flattered. Sir Richard Steele Fools 81
There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have enough to live upon. Samuel Butler Fools 81
There are two kinds of fools. One says, This is old, therefore it is good. The other says, This is new, therefore it is better. William R. Inge Fools 81
The wise make proverbs, and fools repeat them. Isaac Disraeli Fools 79
It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own. Cicero Fools 78

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