It is an old observation that wise men grow usually wiser as they grow older, and fools more foolish.

Wording recorded in the collection; original language not established.

It is an old observation that wise men grow usually wiser as they grow older, and fools more foolish.

Wieland · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 166

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Stupidity has its sublime as well as genius, and he who carries that quality to absurdity has reached it, which is always a source of pleasure to sensible people.

Wieland · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 515