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“One must have a thorough knowledge of anatomy and a good perception of depth for silhouette work. Otherwise they resemble those childish picture cards, snipped out by some fool who doesn't know what he is trying to do.”

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Author:Ugo Mochi

“What harm in learning and getting knowledge even from a sot, a pot, a fool, a mitten, or a slipper. [Fr., Que nuist savoir tousjours et tousjours apprendre, fust ce D'un sot, d'une pot, d'une que--doufle D'un mouffe, d'un pantoufle.]”

Knowledge Fool Harm Pot Slippers Mittens

Author:Francois Rabelais

“A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.”

“The great Tibetan meditator Gungtang Jampelyang once asked 'What is the difference between a wise man and a fool?' The difference lies in their intention. A wise person is someone who has a good intention, not someone who merely possesses knowledge.”

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Book:Joyful Path of Good Fortune: The Complete Buddhist Path to Enlightenment

Source: Joyful Path of Good Fortune: The Complete Buddhist Path to Enlightenment

“He who knows not and knows not he knows not: he is a fool -- shun him. He who knows not and knows he knows not: he is simple -- teach him.”

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Book:The Life of Captain Sir Richd. F. Burton

Source: The Life of Captain Sir Richd. F. Burton

“He dares to be a fool, and that is the first step in the direction of wisdom.”

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Book:The Pathos of Distance: A Book of a Thousand and One Moments

Source: The Pathos of Distance: A Book of a Thousand and One Moments

“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.”

Source: Abraham Lincoln, wisdom & wit

“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.”

“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.”

“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”