M.... used to warn me that I had one grave disability: I couldn't suffer fools-and their predominance-gladly. He was right and I realized that in society a fool had one great advantage: he was among his peers. (Nicolas Chamfort)

M.... used to warn me that I had one grave disability: I couldn't suffer fools-and their predominance-gladly. He was right and I realized that in society a fool had one great advantage: he was among his peers.

Nicolas Chamfort

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