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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.

If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.

People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually fools.

The wise have always said the same things, and fools, who are the majority have always done just the opposite.

The wise does at once what the fool does at last.

Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.

Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.

We shall not grow wiser before we learn that much that we have done was very foolish.