The only difference between a wise man and a fool is, that the wise man knows himself to be a fool, and the fool knows himself to be wise.
Gulliver's Travels
The only difference between a wise man and a fool is, that the wise man knows himself to be a fool, and the fool knows himself to be wise.
Gulliver's Travels
Thoughts on Various Subjects, Moral and Diverting
1706
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