“Fools do not understand men of intelligence.”
Source: La Bruyère and Vauvenargues: Selections from the Characters, Reflexions and Maxims
“Fools do not understand men of intelligence.”
“Great men undertake great things because they are great; fools, because they think them easy.”
“We are less hurt by the contempt of fools than by the lukewarm approval of men of intelligence.”
“The fool is like those people who think themselves rich with little.”