The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.
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The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people are full of doubts.
There is little anyone can do with fanatics. Reasoning with them is a fool's errand. Avoiding them is mandatory.
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
The world is made up for the most part of morons and natural tyrants, sure of themselves, strong in their own opinions, never doubting anything.
We have a tendency to think everyone's idiotic and everyone's only doing something idiotic, and the world is controlled by a not-so-secret group of morons. There's great truth in that, I suppose, but then it's also not true.
Controversy equalizes fools and wise men in the same way - and the fools know it.
There are two kinds of fools: those who can't change their opinions and those who won't.
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
Everybody's part of the greater whole and skepticism and virtue are a part of that.
It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in error.
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