Fools

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But an error is out of ignorance. The ‘intelligent’ person who errs has over-stepped his/her understanding. A fool is a fool. The wise are those who know when they don’t know and remain silent.

JT

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A little wise the best fools be…

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A fool is someone who thinks that by speaking much, he is going to be perceived as wise.

A fool is someone who spends time and effort trying to make himself look wise to others. A truly wise person, on the otherhand, does not need to do this: it comes naturally. :wink:

A fool is what we all are. A fool is someone who spends time asking unanswerable questions. A fool is a philosopher. He spends his time, dabbling in the abstract of life. He thinks that he gains from his efforts; despite the fact that his musings rarely ever produce tangible “fruits” for him.

…Or at least, this is how “normal” people might view us.


Let’s face it guys: we are the rag-tag, poorly-orgainzed, enlightened preservers of philosophy’s future.

We are all fools. As long as we can know that there is knowledge that we do not know, then only a God can be considered to be “truly wise”.

Just my humble opinions, anyways… :wink:

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It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt.
Abraham Lincoln

If I really believed that the mass of fools would listen to me, I would myself be a complete fool. Therefore, I leave them alone, without attempting to enlighten them. The truth is none of them are interested anyway.
Chuang Tzu

The Wise don’t blame the sword that pierces them or the brick that falls on them. They seek the cause of their misfortunes in their own imperfections.
Chuang Tzu

Being a good listener spares one the burden of giving advice.
Lao Tzu

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:-k

Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed. [size=75]–Mark Twain[/size]

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‘Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.’

  • Plato
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Those who think they are intelligent are fools, therefor those who think they are fools are intelligent.

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how does one fall under that category? for can it not be that an act can be considered foolish by one but intelligent by another?

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metaphorical tears you are so right… alas.

on a differnt note:alot of what was said here was in line with bible sayings.

fool Audio pronunciation of “fool” ( P ) Pronunciation Key (fl)
n.

  1. One who is deficient in judgment, sense, or understanding.
  2. One who acts unwisely on a given occasion: I was a fool to have quit my job.
  3. One who has been tricked or made to appear ridiculous; a dupe: They made a fool of me by pretending I had won.
  4. Informal. A person with a talent or enthusiasm for a certain activity: a dancing fool; a fool for skiing.
  5. A member of a royal or noble household who provided entertainment, as with jokes or antics; a jester.
  6. One who subverts convention or orthodoxy or varies from social conformity in order to reveal spiritual or moral truth: a holy fool.
  7. A dessert made of stewed or puréed fruit mixed with cream or custard and served cold.
  8. Archaic. A mentally deficient person; an idiot.

put that in your pipe and smoke it.

by the way:how many of you honestly knew that fools were really desserts? i sure as hell didnt. that sounds delish…

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were all fools you learn everything by mistake. theres no wisdom were all blind and dumb.

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so damn right. our blatent lack of sencory causes us all untold damage.
alas…

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[size=150]Thanks for memory not being stored in an additional matter-formatted gene, “perfect” Creator. Thanks for a prepetual death cycle that destroys all personal experience, ‘all-wise’ ‘God’.[/size]

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=D>

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Which is better, to say someting that is foolish and learn someting from the feedback or say nothing and look intelligent?