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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.

~Charles De Montesquieu

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Author: A fool who, not content with having bored those who have lived with him, insists on tormenting generations to come.

~Charles De Montesquieu

Topics: Author Bored Come Content Fool Generations Having Him Insists Lived Those Who

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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise.

~Charles De Secondat

Topics: Always Appear Fool Like Observed Should Succeed Wise World

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Concentrate and think upon the problem in mind until a satisfactory conclusion is reached, and then finally go ahead. If you have made a mistake, all right. Never find fault with a man because he has made a mistake. It is only a fool that makes the same mistake the second time.

~Charles M. Schwab

Topics: Because Concentrate Conclusion Fault Finally Find Fool Go He Made Makes Man Mind Mistake Never Only Problem Reached Right Same Satisfactory Second Then Think Time Until You Ahead

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To succeed in the world, it is much more necessary to possess the penetration to discern who is a fool, than to discover who is a clever man.

~Charles Maurice De Talleyrand

Topics: Clever Discern Discover Fool Man More Much Necessary Possess Succeed Than Who World

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Ridicule is the first and last argument of a fool.

~Charles Simmons

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Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom.

~Charles Spurgeon

Topics: Deal Fool Fools Great Great Deal Greater How Know Knowing Knowledge Many Men Right Use Wisdom Wise

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I desire to press forward for direction to my Master in all things; but as to trusting to my own obedience and righteousness, I should be worse than a fool and ten times worse than a madman.

~Charles Spurgeon

Topics: All Things Desire Direction Fool Forward Madman Master My Own Obedience Own Press Righteousness Should Ten Ten Times Than Things Times Trusting Worse

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Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

~Charlie Chaplin

Topics: Courage Failure Fool Make Takes Unimportant Yourself

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I think time and time again, in reality, psychological notions and economic notions interplay, and the man who doesn't understand both is a damned fool.

~Charlie Munger

Topics: Again Both Economic Fool Man Notions Psychological Reality Think Time Time And Time Understand Who I Think

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