Wisdom and Ignorance
327 aphorisms · 10 comments
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tiny.ag/pkfmdhte · ★★☆☆ Fair (210 ratings) · submitted 1997
When an ordinary man attains knowledge, he is a sage; when a sage attains knowledge, he is an ordinary man.
Unknown, (Zen saying), in Wisdom and Ignorance
tiny.ag/kov3nzmi · ★★☆☆ Fair (209 ratings) · submitted 1997
Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.
tiny.ag/tbra32py · ★★☆☆ Fair (306 ratings) · submitted 1997
Use soft words and hard arguments.
tiny.ag/1iteoxru · ★★☆☆ Fair (269 ratings) · submitted 1997
The best way to succeed in life is to act on the advice we give to others.
tiny.ag/voc2uwcw · ★★☆☆ Fair (262 ratings) · submitted 1997
The best defense against logic is ignorance.
tiny.ag/ezridljt · ★★☆☆ Fair (267 ratings) · submitted 1997
The IQ of the group is the lowest IQ of a member of the group divided by the number of people in the group.
tiny.ag/hjfwoanr · ★★☆☆ Fair (252 ratings) · submitted 1997
Stupidity is also known as a medical disorder known as a rectal-cranial inversion.
tiny.ag/9zpbxeoc · ★★☆☆ Fair (231 ratings) · submitted 1997
Some people speak from experience; others, from experience, don't speak.
tiny.ag/qgiakofl · ★★☆☆ Fair (1029 ratings) · submitted 1999 by Johan
Sharks mainly attack when your're wet.
tiny.ag/sshro1au · ★★☆☆ Fair (325 ratings) · submitted 1997 by Gord Weitzel
Policy is a guide to the wise and a rule to the fool.
Unknown, (expression used in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police), in Wisdom and Ignorance
tiny.ag/2j17qytc · ★★☆☆ Fair (948 ratings) · submitted 1999
One thing is one thing. Another thing is another thing.
tiny.ag/ybv1maqw · ★★☆☆ Fair (335 ratings) · submitted 1997 by Gord Weitzel
One man's ceiling is another man's floor.
tiny.ag/haxoltok · ★★☆☆ Fair (246 ratings) · submitted 1997
Once you've accumulated sufficient knowledge to get by, you're too old to remember it.
tiny.ag/yjcobkfn · ★★☆☆ Fair (228 ratings) · submitted 1997
No one gets too old to learn a new way of being stupid.
tiny.ag/pxfadpln · ★★☆☆ Fair (255 ratings) · submitted 1997
Never give advice -- a wise man won't need it, a fool won't heed it.
tiny.ag/as0knvco · ★★☆☆ Fair (262 ratings) · submitted 1997
Never argue with a fool. Someone watching may not be able to tell the difference.
tiny.ag/slupay0r · ★★☆☆ Fair (166 ratings) · submitted 1997
Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century.
tiny.ag/njl5gsre · ★★☆☆ Fair (258 ratings) · submitted 1997
Live to learn... forget... and learn again.
tiny.ag/ina54mbv · ★★☆☆ Fair (108 ratings) · submitted 1997
If you explain so clearly that nobody can misunderstand, somebody will.
tiny.ag/6jbweh3g · ★★☆☆ Fair (963 ratings) · submitted 1999 by John Cannizzaro
If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?
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