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Wisdom and Ignorance
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Live to learn... forget... and learn again.
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Never argue with a fool. Someone watching may not be able to tell the difference.
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Never give advice — a wise man won't need it, a fool won't heed it.
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No one gets too old to learn a new way of being stupid.
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Once you've accumulated sufficient knowledge to get by, you're too old to remember it.
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Some people speak from experience; others, from experience, don't speak.
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Stupidity is also known as a medical disorder known as a rectal-cranial inversion.
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The IQ of the group is the lowest IQ of a member of the group divided by the number of people in the group.
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The best defense against logic is ignorance.
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The best way to succeed in life is to act on the advice we give to others.
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The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
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The human brain is like a railroad freight car — guaranteed to have a certain capacity but often running empty.
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The world is governed more by appearance than realities, so it is fully as necessary to seem to know something as it is to know it.
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Trust in Allah, but tie your camel.
Unknown, (Muslim proverb), in Wisdom and Ignorance
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Use soft words and hard arguments.
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Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.
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When an ordinary man attains knowledge, he is a sage; when a sage attains knowledge, he is an ordinary man.
Unknown, (Zen saying), in Wisdom and Ignorance
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Wise men make proverbs; fools repeat them.
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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
Unknown, (Greek proverb), in Wisdom and Ignorance
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You can tell a lot about a person by looking at what kind of people are his friends and children.
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