He who cheats others is a knave, but he who cheats himself is a fool.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have enough to live upon.
Any fool can say he is wise but only someone wise can admit he is a fool.
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.
The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool.
The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but not to the world.
A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat.
A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool.
He who says there is no such thing as an honest man, you may be sure is himself a knave.
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.