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Anatole France:If fifty million people say a


If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
by Anatole France


Buddha:To be idle is a short road to death and


To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.
by Buddha


Demosthenes:As a vessel is known by the sound,


As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish.
by Demosthenes


Ralph Waldo Emerson:A foolish consistency is the


A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesman and philosophers and divines.
by Ralph Waldo Emerson


James Oppenheim:The foolish man seeks happiness


The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
by James Oppenheim


Cicero:Avarice in old age is foolish; for what


Avarice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the nearer we approach to our journey's end.
by Cicero


Nagarjuna:The foolish are like ripples on water,


The foolish are like ripples on water, For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced; But the righteous are like carvings upon stone, For their smallest act is durable.
by Nagarjuna


Jeremy Taylor:What can be more foolish than to


What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance, when all the skill of art is not able to make an oyster!
by Jeremy Taylor


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