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The folly of one man is the fortune of another.

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

A fool always finds one still more foolish to admire him.

Fool me no fools.

To swallow gudgeons ere they're catch'd. And count their chickens ere they're hatch'd.

Fools are my theme, let satire be my song.

Folly loves the martyrdom of Fame.

Folly is wont to have more followers and comrades than discretion.

More knave than fool.

Young men think old men are fools; but old men know young men are fools.

The shortest follies are the best.

Fool beckons fool, and dunce awakens dunce.

All places are filled with fools.

To stumble twice against the same stone, is a proverbial disgrace.

A fool must now and then be right by chance.

The solemn fog; significant and budge; A fool with judges, amongst fools a judge.