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I was rather foolish in saying that I did not like arithmetic and to learn figures when I did - I was not thinking quite what I was about. The sums can be done better, if I tried, than they are.

~Ada Lovelace

Topics: About Arithmetic Better Did Done Figures Foolish Learn Like Quite Rather Saying Sums Than Thinking Tried I Tried

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It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.

~Aeschylus

Topics: Foolish Profitable Seem Thing Wise

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The thing is when you're... well-enough known, you get asked to speak places, and they don't really think about whether or not you're qualified. They just want somebody that will be a drawing card for the audience. So it's up to you to decide whether or not it's foolish to get up and speak to these people.

~Alan Alda

Topics: About Asked Audience Card Decide Drawing Foolish Get Just Known People Places Qualified Really Somebody Speak Thing Think Up Want Whether Will You

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Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.

~Albert Einstein

Topics: Before Equally Foolish God Wise

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Who is more foolish? The fool or the fool that follows it?

~Alec Guinness

Topics: Follows Fool Foolish More Who

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Whatever the immediate gains and losses, the dangers to our safety arising from political suppression are always greater than the dangers to the safety resulting from political freedom. Suppression is always foolish. Freedom is always wise.

~Alexander Meiklejohn

Topics: Always Arising Dangers Foolish Freedom Gains Greater Immediate Losses Our Political Political Freedom Resulting Safety Suppression Than Whatever Wise

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People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually fools.

~Alice Walker

Topics: Actually Appear Appearance Avoid Foolish Foolishness Fools People Remain Willing Wish

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I always consult my father before I take on a project. Not just me - even my brother goes to Dad and speaks to him of his business ideas. Dad has an amazing business acumen, and it would be foolish not to take his advice. Plus, he's our dad at the end of the day, and he would want to see us succeed. He always gives us the best advice.

~Allu Arjun

Topics: Acumen Advice Always Amazing Before Best Brother Business Consult Dad Day End End Of The Day Even Father Foolish Gives Goes He Him His Ideas Just Me Our Plus Project See Speaks Succeed Take Us Want Would

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Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Education Foolish Lack Understanding Which Wise

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If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.

~Anatole France

Topics: Foolish Million Million People People People Say Say Still Thing

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