Fools look to tomorrow; wise men use tonight


Scottish Proverb

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Fools look to tomorrow, wise men use tonight.
UNKNOWN
Wise men profit more by fools than fools by wise men.
MARCUS PORCIUS CATO
Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fool...
CATO THE ELDER
Wise men are more dependent on fools than fools on wise men.
CATO (MARCUS PORCIUS CATO "THE ELDER") (A/K/A CATO THE CENSOR)
Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
CATO (MARCUS PORCIUS CATO "THE ELDER") (A/K/A CATO THE CENSOR)
Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
CATO THE ELDER
Wise men and fools cannot exist without the other. If there are no wise men, there are no fools, and...
SIDDHARTH KONKIMALLA
Controversy equalizes fools and wise men - and the fools know it
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
Wise men argue cases, fools decide them.
ANACHARSIS
Fools talk, cowards silence , wise men listen
CARLOS RUIZ ZAFóN
Wise men argue cases, fools decide them.
ANACHARSIS ANACHARSIS
Wise men argue causes; fools decide them.
ANACHARSIS
Fools give you reasons, wise men never try.
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN
At Athens, wise men propose, and fools dispose.
ALCUIN (ALBINUS)
Fools make researches and wise men exploit them.
H. G. [HERBERT GEORGE] WELLS
Fools build houses, and wise men buy them.
ENGLISH PROVERB
Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
At Athens, wise men propose, and fools dispose.
ALCUIN
Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
In Greece wise men speak and fools decide.
GEORGE SANTAYANA
Wise men make proverbs but fools repeat them
SAMUEL PALMER
Fools talk, cowards are silent, wise men listen.
CARLOS RUIZ ZAFóN
Fools make feasts and wise men eat them.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Fools build houses, and wise men buy them.
PROVERB
Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Controversy equalizes fools and wise men in the same way - and the fools know it.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, SR.
Fools live to regret their words, wise men to regret their silence
WILL HENRY
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
THOMAS HOOD
It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools
SPANISH PROVERB
Logical consequences are the scarecrows of fools and the beacons of wise men.
THOMAS HUXLEY
If fools didn't talk, there wouldn't be wise men to listen and laugh.
EPHDAN
Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.
JOHN TILLOTSON
Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.
JOHN TILLOTSON
Custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools.
THOMAS FULLER
Shallow men speak of the past; wise men of the present and fools of the future
MADAME MARIE DU DEFFAND
A wise man may look ridiculous in the company of fools
PROVERB
A wise man may look ridiculous in the company of fools.
THOMAS FULLER
Logical consequences are the scarecrows of fools and the beacons of wise men.
THOMAS HENRY HUXLEY
Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.
HARRY DAY
Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.
DOUGLAS BADER
Many have been the wise speeches of fools, though not so many as the foolish speeches of wise men.
THOMAS FULLER
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
PLATO
Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.
PLATO
Logical consequences are the scare-crows of fools and the beacons of wise men
THOMAS HENRY HUXLEY
Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." -Plato
PLATO
Of learned Fools I have seen ten times ten, Of unlearned wise men I have seen a hundred
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Wise man learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
CATO THE CENSOR
Even the wisest men make fools of themselves about women, and even the most foolish women are wise a...
THEODOR REIK
Even the wisest men make fools of themselves about women, and even the most foolish women are wise a...
THEODORE REIK
Wise men are instructed in reason;
Men of less understanding by experience;
The most unknowing...
SOURCE UNKNOWN
Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fools reform, and mortal men lay hold on heaven.
PERSIUS
Who can explain it? Who can tell you why? Fools give you reasons; Wise men never try
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
Who can explain it? Who can tell you why? Fools give you reasons; Wise men never try
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
Although the masters make the rules for the wise men and the fools got nothing, Ma, to live up to.
BOB DYLAN
Love works in miracles every day: such as weakening the strong, and strengthening the weak; making f...
MARGUERITE DE VALOIS
Only wise men look for new wisdom.
TOBA BETA
I think we're in good shape for the rest of this series, pitching-wise. I'm hoping I won't even have...
ED NOTTLE
Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are...
CHARLES SPURGEON
Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are...
C. H. (CHARLES HADDON) SPURGEON
Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are...
CHARLES HADDON SPURGEON
Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are...
CHARLES H. SPURGEON
“When wise men plan for life they equally plan for death. But when fools plan for life they don't ...
DOUGLAS YEBOAH
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
QUINTILIAN
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish
QUINTILIAN
Mankind is made of two kinds of people: wise people who know they're fools, and fools who think they...
SOCRATES
Young men think old men are fools, but old men know young men are fools.
GEORGE CHAPMAN
Young men think old men are fools; but old men know young men are fools.
GEORGE CHAPMAN
Young men think old men are fools; but old men know young men are fools.
GEORGE CHAPMAN
An old cynic is a guy, who is simply telling the truth, and that gripes the hell out of leeches; the...
BOBBY W. MILLER
Vain-glorious men are the scorn of the wise, the admiration of fools, the idols of paradise, and the...
FRANCIS BACON
Vain-glorious men are the scorn of the wise, the admiration of fools, the idols of paradise, and the...
FRANCIS BACON SR.
The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO
The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.
MARCUS T. CICERO
Love is for fools wise enough to take a chance.
ANONYMOUS
Tomorrow Is Born Tonight.
AMANDA MCBROOM
Be on your toes tonight-or I'll be on yours tomorrow.
FRED WARING
It's imminent. It could be tonight, it could be tomorrow.
DEIRDRE FEDKENHEUER
Fools can't understand even the gist by reading repeatedly the whole book; wise could comprehend eas...
ANUJ SOMANY
There is no surprise that every person’s words or thoughts have inherent voice and that clearly re...
ANUJ SOMANY
The wise make proverbs, and fools repeat them.
ISAAC D'ISRAELI
The wise make proverbs, and fools repeat them.
ISAAC DISRAELI
One wise man's verdict outweighs all the fools'
ROBERT BROWNING
Men may live fools, but fools they cannot die.
EDWARD YOUNG
Tomorrow is only found in the calendar of fools.
OG MANDINO
We start as fools and become wise through experience
AFRICAN PROVERB
We're here tonight to remember one of the heroes of the Scottish culture, ... Cmdr. Montgomery Scott...
ALAN BLACK
Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fools reform.
EDWARD YOUNG
A wise man never knows all, only fools know everything
AFRICAN PROVERB
For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.
BIBLE
You knew the sweetness of now, now, TONIGHT! who cares for tomorrow, tomorrow is nothing, yesterday ...
RAY BRADBURY
Poor men seek meat for their stomach, rich men stomach for their meat. English Proverb
ENGLISH PROVERB
Poor men seek meat for their stomach, rich men stomach for their meat. English Proverb
ENGLISH PROVERB
Conservation means the wise use of the earth and its resources for the lasting good of men.
GIFFORD PINCHOT
Conservation means the wise use of the earth and its resources for the lasting good of men
GIFFORD PINCHOT
The wise understand by themselves; fools follow the reports of others
TIBETAN PROVERB
Life with fools consists in drinking; with the wise man, thinking.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
There are a lot of intelligent fools, but no wise idiots.
LANDON J. FOSSUM
If there were no fools, how would we recognize the wise
NORWEGIAN PROVERB

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