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Animals become mad one season of the year. Man becomes foolish all the year around. — Vietnamese
Answer a fool according to his folly. — English
As long as you understand your foolishness, you are smart! — Yiddish
As the fool thinks, so the bell clinks. — English
Barbers learn to shave by shaving fools. — English
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Be vain and you will be known as a fool. — Russian
Because he hardly closes his mouth the fool's teeth suffer from frost. — Ghanaian
Before you utter a word you are the master; afterwards you're a fool. — Yiddish
Better to lose with a wise man than to win with a fool. — Yiddish
Better be a fool than a knave. — English
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Better a wise enemy than a foolish friend. — Lebanese
Better is the hatred of the wise than the friendship of fools. — Indian (Tamil)
Better a witty fool than a foolish wit. — English
Better a blow from a wise man than a kiss from a fool. — Yiddish
By the time the fool has learned to play the game, the players have dispersed. — African (Ashanti)
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By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed. — Ashanti
By their words we know fools, and asses by their ears. — English
Change of weather is the discourse of fools. — English
Drunkards have a fool's tongue and a knave's heart. — English
Each one thinks much of his own wisdom, therefore the world is full of fools. — Swedish
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Either a strong man or a fool tells the truth. — Iranian (Pashto)
Even God forgives fools. — Russian
Even a worthless fellow can obtain the consent of a fool. — Japanese
Even a fool may sometimes have one accomplishment. — Korean
Every fool can find faults that a great many wise men can't remedy. — English
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Every fool is wise when he holds his tongue. — Italian
Every foot feels its own pinching. — Jamaican
Every man at thirty is a fool or a physician. — Scottish
Every man a little beyond himself is a fool. — English
Every man is a fool sometimes, and none at all times. — Scottish
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Every town has its fool. — Yiddish
Every knave has a fool in his sleeve. — English
Every fool wants to give advice. — Italian
Every poor man is a fool. — English
Every fool thinks he is clever enough. — Danish
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Every fool likes his bauble. — French
Everybody loves a fool, but nobody wants him for a son. — Nigerian
Everybody's friend, everybody's fool. — German
Everyman's friend is often everyman's fool. — Swedish
Everyone is free to make a fool of himself. — Polish
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Fair words please the fool, and sometimes the wise. — Danish
Fair words and foul deeds cheat wise men as well as fools. — English
Fair words make fools fain. — English
Fancy is a fool. — English
Few bewail a fool's misfortune. — African (Fulani)
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A fool cuts himself with his own knife. — French
Fool's thoughts often fail. — English
Fool's haste is no speed. — English
Foolish tongues talk by the dozen. — English
Foolishness grows by itself, no need to sow it. — Czech
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