The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.
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William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act v, Scene iAnatole France
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He was so crafty and cunning in petty things, as the circumventing of any great man, the change of a Favourite, &c. insomuch as a very wise man was wont to say that he believed him the wisest fool in Christendom, meaning him wise in small things, but a fool in weighty affairs.
James I of England
The wise man dies no better or more wisely than the fool. In what way, then, is the wise man wise?
Joseph Heller
Be wise with speed;
A fool at forty is a fool indeed.Edward Young
The fool hath said … The fool hath said
And we, who deemed him wise,
We, who believed that Thou wast dead,
How should we seek Thine eyes?Alfred Noyes
when a fool fails he says I was unlucky, when a wise man fails he says what a fool I had been. Song "If I was a Cat" live version. (2003 Blues Festival)
Avner Strauss
France, Anatole
Francione, Gary L.
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