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Related: About this forumMy father's advice
My father from time to time would bestow advice to me. There never was an explanation. It was up to me to figure it out. One example was there is nothing more dangerous then a fool that thinks they are smart. After three years of Trump I defiantly under stand what he meant.
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last chance
Feb 2020
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marble falls
(62,534 posts)1. I guess defiantly works, too.
cilla4progress
(25,984 posts)2. ...
Rider3
(919 posts)3. Our fathers
That's a great piece of advice.
My father used to say, "Always do the right thing, and you'll never regret it."
King_Klonopin
(1,341 posts)4. The Fool
Proverbs 10:14
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
Proverbs 12:15
The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.
Proverbs 13:20
Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
Proverbs 14:16
One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.
Proverbs 18:2
Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.
Proverbs 26:3
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools! (NIV)
Proverbs 26:12
The most stupid fool is better off than those who think they are wise when they are not. (GNT)
Isaiah 5:21
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight!
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
Proverbs 12:15
The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.
Proverbs 13:20
Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
Proverbs 14:16
One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.
Proverbs 18:2
Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.
Proverbs 26:3
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools! (NIV)
Proverbs 26:12
The most stupid fool is better off than those who think they are wise when they are not. (GNT)
Isaiah 5:21
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight!