“Ask a sage, he will explain.Ask a fool, he will complain.”
“He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.”
“The Sage was asked to define good manners? to which he replied, To bear patiently the rude ones.”
“He was never lonely, not with his books for company. Books never complained, never asked awkward questions.”
“What would have been the fate of sages if there were no fools?”
“A sage is a former fool who has become tired of himself.A foolish sage is one who forgets this.Remember, or come full circle.”