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Wisdom and Ignorance
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Commenttiny.ag/evgupvn3 · ★★☆☆ Fair (546 ratings) · submitted 1997
I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible.
Commenttiny.ag/klphp6u7 · ★★☆☆ Fair (119 ratings) · submitted 1997
Intolerance of ambiguity is the mark of an authoritarian personality.
Commenttiny.ag/tbra32py · ★★☆☆ Fair (306 ratings) · submitted 1997
Use soft words and hard arguments.
Commenttiny.ag/kov3nzmi · ★★☆☆ Fair (209 ratings) · submitted 1997
Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.
Commenttiny.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
Commenttiny.ag/bzeqsrni · ★★☆☆ Fair (264 ratings) · submitted 1997
Wise men make proverbs; fools repeat them.
Commenttiny.ag/muxgqopb · ★★☆☆ Fair (256 ratings) · submitted 1997
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
Unknown, (Greek proverb), in Wisdom and Ignorance
Commenttiny.ag/mfa7pfik · ★★☆☆ Fair (323 ratings) · submitted 1998 by Dave Supulski
You are only young once... but you can be immature your whole life.
Commenttiny.ag/ygbwscup · ★★☆☆ Fair (258 ratings) · submitted 1997
You can tell a lot about a person by looking at what kind of people are his friends and children.
Commenttiny.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.
Commenttiny.ag/voc2uwcw · ★★☆☆ Fair (262 ratings) · submitted 1997
The best defense against logic is ignorance.
Commenttiny.ag/1iteoxru · ★★☆☆ Fair (269 ratings) · submitted 1997
The best way to succeed in life is to act on the advice we give to others.
Commenttiny.ag/bueg0ydy · ★★☆☆ Fair (464 ratings) · submitted 1999 by S. Gilmary Beagle
The dead and the stupid never change their opinions.
Commenttiny.ag/xnd6bvkt · ★★☆☆ Fair (182 ratings) · submitted 1998 by Dave Supulski
The definition of experience is knowledge acquired too late.
Commenttiny.ag/haktn62q · ★★☆☆ Fair (228 ratings) · submitted 1997
The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
Commenttiny.ag/amjjwwpz · ★★☆☆ Fair (238 ratings) · submitted 1997
The human brain is like a railroad freight car -- guaranteed to have a certain capacity but often running empty.
Commenttiny.ag/rlmumka4 · ★★☆☆ Fair (185 ratings) · submitted 1998 by Dave Supulski
The most undependable part on your car is the nut holding the wheel.
Commenttiny.ag/w4srf1nw · ★★☆☆ Fair (225 ratings) · submitted 1997
The world is governed more by appearance than realities, so it is fully as necessary to seem to know something as it is to know it.
Commenttiny.ag/kk23yagw · ★★☆☆ Fair (213 ratings) · submitted 1997
Trust in Allah, but tie your camel.
Unknown, (Muslim proverb), in Wisdom and Ignorance
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