Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.
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Paul Ricoeur
Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom.
Elizabeth Gaskell
Euripides
Mixing one's wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
Bertolt Brecht
Men who know themselves are no longer fools. They stand on the threshold of the door of Wisdom.
Havelock Ellis