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"If anyone proposes to believe, i.e., imagines himself to believe, because many good and upright people living here on the hill have believed, i.e., have said that they believedthen he is a fool, and it is essentially indifferent whether he believes on account of his own and perhaps a widely held opinion about what good and upright people believe, or believes a Münchhausen."
"You fool, You have been dangling For such a long time! When will you seize the opportunity Or feel the necessity To untangle the taut knot Of your bondage-life?"
"One of the main faults of a fool is that he never changes his mind."
"I may be a fool, but I intend to be a live fool."
"It was easier to trip a fool than to knock him down."
"Even fools say something worthwhile now and again. Even a blind pig finds an acorn sometimes."
"There had never been a shortage of fools in the world"
"They say that loving eyes can never see, but that's a fool's axiom. Sometimes, they see too much"
"I've heard lots of people lie to themselves but they never fool anyone."
"Sing your life; any fool can think of words that rhyme."
"There is no right and wrong, and precepts are for fools. Every thing is just as it is! And we must experience things without condemning them, because if we condemn them, then we are becoming too involved."
""The fool, dwelling on the bank of the Ganga, digs a well for water!" Such are we! Living in the midst of God - we must go and make images."
"I may never be happy, but tonight I am content. At times like this I'd call myself a fool to ask for more."
"Only a fool trips on what’s behind them."
"It is such an uncomfortable feeling to know one is a fool."
"I sing about what a holy fool I am, and that although moments in my life are so cruel and relationships can be so cruel I'm still in love with Judas. I still go back again to those evil things."
"Those were the 'ifs' that kept me from making a fool of myself."
"Clever as I am, I remain just as big a fool as anyone else."
"Any woman who counts on her face is a fool."
"A fool is only troublesome, a pedant insupportable."
