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  1. A quotation from Gracian

    One half of the world laughs at the other, and fools are they all.
     
    [La mitad del mundo se está riendo de la otra mitad, con necedad de todos.]

    Baltasar Gracián y Morales (1601-1658) Spanish Jesuit priest, writer, philosopher
    The Art of Worldly Wisdom [Oráculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia], § 101 (1647) [tr. Jacobs (1892)]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/gracian-y-morales-ba…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #gracian #baltasargracian #dolt #folly #fool #humanity #laughter #scorn

  2. A quotation from Gracian

    One half of the world laughs at the other, and fools are they all.
     
    [La mitad del mundo se está riendo de la otra mitad, con necedad de todos.]

    Baltasar Gracián y Morales (1601-1658) Spanish Jesuit priest, writer, philosopher
    The Art of Worldly Wisdom [Oráculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia], § 101 (1647) [tr. Jacobs (1892)]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/gracian-y-morales-ba…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #gracian #baltasargracian #dolt #folly #fool #humanity #laughter #scorn

  3. A quotation from Gracian

    One half of the world laughs at the other, and fools are they all.
     
    [La mitad del mundo se está riendo de la otra mitad, con necedad de todos.]

    Baltasar Gracián y Morales (1601-1658) Spanish Jesuit priest, writer, philosopher
    The Art of Worldly Wisdom [Oráculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia], § 101 (1647) [tr. Jacobs (1892)]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/gracian-y-morales-ba…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #gracian #baltasargracian #dolt #folly #fool #humanity #laughter #scorn

  4. A quotation from Gracian

    One half of the world laughs at the other, and fools are they all.
     
    [La mitad del mundo se está riendo de la otra mitad, con necedad de todos.]

    Baltasar Gracián y Morales (1601-1658) Spanish Jesuit priest, writer, philosopher
    The Art of Worldly Wisdom [Oráculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia], § 101 (1647) [tr. Jacobs (1892)]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/gracian-y-morales-ba…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #gracian #baltasargracian #dolt #folly #fool #humanity #laughter #scorn

  5. A quotation from Douglas Adams

    A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

    Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
    Hitchhiker’s Guide No. 5, Mostly Harmless, ch. 12 (1992)

    More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/1464/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #hitchhikersguide #hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy #mostlyharmless #design #failsafe #fool #foolproofing #genius #ingenuity

  6. 5 AI Models Attempted to Fool Me—Some Were Alarmingly Impressive. I recently encountered how incredibly sophisticated artificial intelligence is becoming in mimicking the human aspect […] The p...

    #Artificial #Intelligence #Blog #Alarmingly #Attempted #Fool #Impressive #MeSome #Models

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  7. A quotation from Josh Billings

    Convince a phool ov hiz errors, and you make him yure enemy.
     
    [Convince a fool of his errors, and you make him your enemy.]

    Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
    Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1872-07 (1872 ed.)

    More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/83303/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #pride #ego #correction #dolt #embarrassment #enemy #error #exposure #fool #resentment #shame

  8. A quotation from Josh Billings

    Convince a phool ov hiz errors, and you make him yure enemy.
     
    [Convince a fool of his errors, and you make him your enemy.]

    Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
    Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1872-07 (1872 ed.)

    More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/83303/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #pride #ego #correction #dolt #embarrassment #enemy #error #exposure #fool #resentment #shame

  9. A quotation from Josh Billings

    Convince a phool ov hiz errors, and you make him yure enemy.
     
    [Convince a fool of his errors, and you make him your enemy.]

    Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
    Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1872-07 (1872 ed.)

    More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/83303/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #pride #ego #correction #dolt #embarrassment #enemy #error #exposure #fool #resentment #shame

  10. A quotation from Josh Billings

    Convince a phool ov hiz errors, and you make him yure enemy.
     
    [Convince a fool of his errors, and you make him your enemy.]

    Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
    Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1872-07 (1872 ed.)

    More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/83303/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #pride #ego #correction #dolt #embarrassment #enemy #error #exposure #fool #resentment #shame

  11. A quotation from Josh Billings

    Convince a phool ov hiz errors, and you make him yure enemy.
     
    [Convince a fool of his errors, and you make him your enemy.]

    Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
    Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1872-07 (1872 ed.)

    More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/83303/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #pride #ego #correction #dolt #embarrassment #enemy #error #exposure #fool #resentment #shame

  12. "Took you long enough," he grumbled. "They tried to #fool me by claiming to be pirates. But I know soldiers when I see 'em."
    "Shall we talk business, then?" Will said, as they strolled down the ramp. Grip backed down the ramp keeping guard with his sword drawn. No one emerged from the airship to challenge them.
    Once they had left the ramp, Will dropped his towlines and the airship lifted off.
    "Hmph," grumbled the Professor. "Let me see your airship first." (5/5) #wss366

  13. the april fool 🃏💫
    these will be sent out to my sticker club members for april :3
    #furry #furryart #silly #jester #rabbit #bunny #aprilfools #fool

  14. We in The Confused Greenies of Players' Patchwork Theatre Company thought that today (the first day of the month of April) was an appropriate time to... uh.... announce our... um.... "totally legit" 2026 "season" .... Yeah... Enjoy!

    #CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Dalek #DoctorWho #Anime #AprilFools #AprilFoolsDay #Fool #Foolish #Fools #ComingSoon

  15. @gnulinux Der ist zu lame als das der wahr wäre ;) #Fool Niemand wechselt zu MS freiwillig.

  16. Trump is the gift that keeps on giving to every totalitarian and would-be totalitarian shithead on the planet. What utter filth.

    #uspol #uspolitics #politics #fascism #moron #fool #clown #shitstain

  17. The first of April is practically a holiday for this troupe of fools! So we encourage you all to have foolish fun and folly on Wednesday - and in fact everyday! We're not talking cruel pranks but the joys being mirthful and silly can bring to life!

    #CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #SCA #MySCA #AprilFools #AprilFoolsDay #Fool #Foolish #Fools

  18. "A war of regression: how Trump bombed the US into a worse position with Iran"

    "Analysts fear Iran has played a weak hand well and the US has blundered into a defining strategic failure"

    I won.
    We Won.
    I won the war.
    May I say, we won biggly.
    We won.

    Everyone knows Trump is a liar. They used to think he was lying _for them.
    Now he's covering up Epstein papers with an endless middle east war, driving up prices.

    theguardian.com/world/2026/mar

    #fool #iran #chaos #war #oil #prices #inflation

  19. As wider war looms, #Trump remains a ridiculous & #dangerous #fool

    Thin-skinned, he’s now ­upset by label #Taco: 'Trump always chickens out'

    But very recent events underline it seems all too appropriate

    Maga fans, Trump assured would no longer have to fear becoming embroiled in “forever #wars”, are sceptical about dear leader’s enthusiasm for fresh war in Middle East. Also ­noticing it's ­impacting on #LivingCosts

    thenational.scot/politics/2597

    #DementiaDon #dictators

  20. A quotation from Thomas Carlyle

    Dupes indeed are many: but, of all dupes, there is none so fatally situated as he who lives in undue terror of being duped.

    Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist and historian
    Lecture (1840-05-22), “The Hero as King,” Home House, Portman Square, London

    More about this quote: wist.info/carlyle-thomas/82854…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #thomascarlyle #caution #cheating #chump #deception #defraud #distrust #dupe #fear #fool #fraud #lying #mistrust #pushover #sucker #trick #victim

  21. A quotation from Thomas Carlyle

    Dupes indeed are many: but, of all dupes, there is none so fatally situated as he who lives in undue terror of being duped.

    Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist and historian
    Lecture (1840-05-22), “The Hero as King,” Home House, Portman Square, London

    More about this quote: wist.info/carlyle-thomas/82854…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #thomascarlyle #caution #cheating #chump #deception #defraud #distrust #dupe #fear #fool #fraud #lying #mistrust #pushover #sucker #trick #victim

  22. A quotation from Thomas Carlyle

    Dupes indeed are many: but, of all dupes, there is none so fatally situated as he who lives in undue terror of being duped.

    Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist and historian
    Lecture (1840-05-22), “The Hero as King,” Home House, Portman Square, London

    More about this quote: wist.info/carlyle-thomas/82854…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #thomascarlyle #caution #cheating #chump #deception #defraud #distrust #dupe #fear #fool #fraud #lying #mistrust #pushover #sucker #trick #victim

  23. A quotation from Thomas Carlyle

    Dupes indeed are many: but, of all dupes, there is none so fatally situated as he who lives in undue terror of being duped.

    Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist and historian
    Lecture (1840-05-22), “The Hero as King,” Home House, Portman Square, London

    More about this quote: wist.info/carlyle-thomas/82854…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #thomascarlyle #caution #cheating #chump #deception #defraud #distrust #dupe #fear #fool #fraud #lying #mistrust #pushover #sucker #trick #victim

  24. @tinjar

    Iran War splitting maga.

    All searches show Iran War most opposed in history. Historically unpopular at its beginnings, growing MUCH more unpopular with each day.

    Trump is beginning to blame Hesgeth for suggesting the war.

    #iran #oilWar #fool #water #coup #dems #nokings

  25. @codewizard

    Apparently, in response to trump threat to destroy Iran Oil infrastructure, yes.

    "Iran has threatened “irreversible destruction” of water infrastructure across Gulf countries, if the US follows through on Donald Trump’s threat to attack Iran’s electricity grid."

    If only the US was a functioning democracy.

    theguardian.com/world/2026/mar

    #iran #fool #moron #goof #incompetent

  26. RE: mastodon.social/@TwraSun/11627

    Mastodon translation.

    "Iran has threatened to destroy all desalination plants in the Middle East when Trump attacks its power plants.

    • Kuwait: 90% of all drinking water from desalination
    • Oman: 86% dependent - no alternative supply
    • Israel: 75% dependent
    • Saudi Arabia: 70% dependent - world's largest desalination capacity
    • Bahrain: 60% dependent
    • Qatar: 50% dependent

    Around 100 million people are unable to survive without desalination

    #iran #war #goof #fool #bozo #dummy #idiot #climate

  27. A quotation from Olivia Butler

    Choose your leaders
       with wisdom and forethought.
    To be led by a coward
       is to be controlled
       by all that the coward fears.
    To be led by a fool
       is to be led
       by the opportunists
       who control the fool.
    To be led by a thief
       is to offer up
       your most precious treasures
       to be stolen.
    To be led by a liar
       is to ask
       to be lied to.
    To be led by a tyrant
       is to sell yourself
       and those you love
       into slavery.

    Octavia Butler (1947-2006) American writer
    Parable of the Talents, ch. 11, epigraph (1998)

    More about this quote: wist.info/butler-octavia/48539…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #oliviabutler #candidate #choice #coward #democracy #despot #election #fool #leader #liar #thief #tyrant

  28. A quotation from Olivia Butler

    Choose your leaders
       with wisdom and forethought.
    To be led by a coward
       is to be controlled
       by all that the coward fears.
    To be led by a fool
       is to be led
       by the opportunists
       who control the fool.
    To be led by a thief
       is to offer up
       your most precious treasures
       to be stolen.
    To be led by a liar
       is to ask
       to be lied to.
    To be led by a tyrant
       is to sell yourself
       and those you love
       into slavery.

    Octavia Butler (1947-2006) American writer
    Parable of the Talents, ch. 11, epigraph (1998)

    More about this quote: wist.info/butler-octavia/48539…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #oliviabutler #candidate #choice #coward #democracy #despot #election #fool #leader #liar #thief #tyrant

  29. A quotation from Olivia Butler

    Choose your leaders
       with wisdom and forethought.
    To be led by a coward
       is to be controlled
       by all that the coward fears.
    To be led by a fool
       is to be led
       by the opportunists
       who control the fool.
    To be led by a thief
       is to offer up
       your most precious treasures
       to be stolen.
    To be led by a liar
       is to ask
       to be lied to.
    To be led by a tyrant
       is to sell yourself
       and those you love
       into slavery.

    Octavia Butler (1947-2006) American writer
    Parable of the Talents, ch. 11, epigraph (1998)

    More about this quote: wist.info/butler-octavia/48539…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #oliviabutler #candidate #choice #coward #democracy #despot #election #fool #leader #liar #thief #tyrant

  30. A quotation from Olivia Butler

    Choose your leaders
       with wisdom and forethought.
    To be led by a coward
       is to be controlled
       by all that the coward fears.
    To be led by a fool
       is to be led
       by the opportunists
       who control the fool.
    To be led by a thief
       is to offer up
       your most precious treasures
       to be stolen.
    To be led by a liar
       is to ask
       to be lied to.
    To be led by a tyrant
       is to sell yourself
       and those you love
       into slavery.

    Octavia Butler (1947-2006) American writer
    Parable of the Talents, ch. 11, epigraph (1998)

    More about this quote: wist.info/butler-octavia/48539…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #oliviabutler #candidate #choice #coward #democracy #despot #election #fool #leader #liar #thief #tyrant

  31. A quotation from Olivia Butler

    Choose your leaders
       with wisdom and forethought.
    To be led by a coward
       is to be controlled
       by all that the coward fears.
    To be led by a fool
       is to be led
       by the opportunists
       who control the fool.
    To be led by a thief
       is to offer up
       your most precious treasures
       to be stolen.
    To be led by a liar
       is to ask
       to be lied to.
    To be led by a tyrant
       is to sell yourself
       and those you love
       into slavery.

    Octavia Butler (1947-2006) American writer
    Parable of the Talents, ch. 11, epigraph (1998)

    More about this quote: wist.info/butler-octavia/48539…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #oliviabutler #candidate #choice #coward #democracy #despot #election #fool #leader #liar #thief #tyrant

  32. A quotation from Mark Twain

    The trouble ain’t that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain’t distributed right.

    Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
    Quoted in Merle Johnson, ed., More Maxims of Mark (1927)

    More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/20117/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marktwain #divinejustice #divinepunishment #divinewrath #dolt #folly #fool #idiot #karma #lightning

  33. A quotation from Mark Twain

    The trouble ain’t that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain’t distributed right.

    Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
    Quoted in Merle Johnson, ed., More Maxims of Mark (1927)

    More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/20117/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marktwain #divinejustice #divinepunishment #divinewrath #dolt #folly #fool #idiot #karma #lightning

  34. A quotation from Ben Franklin

    The World is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet every one has courage enough to bear the misfortunes, and wisdom enough to manage the Affairs of his neighbour.

    Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
    Poor Richard (1743 ed.)

    More about this quote: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/59…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #benfranklin #benjaminfranklin #poorrichard #poorrichardsalmanac #busybody #advice #cowardice #folly #fool #humannature #meddling #perspective #sympathy #thoughtsandprayers

  35. A quotation from Ben Franklin

    The World is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet every one has courage enough to bear the misfortunes, and wisdom enough to manage the Affairs of his neighbour.

    Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
    Poor Richard (1743 ed.)

    More about this quote: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/59…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #benfranklin #benjaminfranklin #poorrichard #poorrichardsalmanac #busybody #advice #cowardice #folly #fool #humannature #meddling #perspective #sympathy #thoughtsandprayers

  36. A quotation from Ben Franklin

    The World is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet every one has courage enough to bear the misfortunes, and wisdom enough to manage the Affairs of his neighbour.

    Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
    Poor Richard (1743 ed.)

    More about this quote: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/59…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #benfranklin #benjaminfranklin #poorrichard #poorrichardsalmanac #busybody #advice #cowardice #folly #fool #humannature #meddling #perspective #sympathy #thoughtsandprayers

  37. A quotation from Ben Franklin

    The World is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet every one has courage enough to bear the misfortunes, and wisdom enough to manage the Affairs of his neighbour.

    Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
    Poor Richard (1743 ed.)

    More about this quote: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/59…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #benfranklin #benjaminfranklin #poorrichard #poorrichardsalmanac #busybody #advice #cowardice #folly #fool #humannature #meddling #perspective #sympathy #thoughtsandprayers

  38. A quotation from C. C. Colton

    He that dies a martyr proves that he is not a knave, but by no means that he is not a fool.

    Charles Caleb "C. C." Colton (1780-1832) English cleric, writer, aphorist
    Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 410 (1820)

    More info about this quote: wist.info/colton-charles-caleb…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #cccolton #cause #folly #fool #hero #knave #martyr #martyrdom #virtue