“Deprived of the company of fools, a great wit does not seem half so clever.” DoeSeemsHalfCompanyFoolWitCleverDeprivedCleverness Author:Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt
“The disabusing a man strongly possessed with an opinion of his own worth is the very same ill office that was done to the fool at Athens, who fancied all the ships that came into the harbor were his own.” MenDoneOpinionFoolOfficeIllShipsPossessedHarborsAthens Author:Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt
“The most trying fools are the bright ones.” TryingFool Author:Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt