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The fool's crime is the crime that is found out and the wise man's crime is the crime that is not found out.

The fool’s crime is the crime that is found out and the wise man’s crime is the crime that is not found out.
– Wilkie Collins

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  33. Be slow to teach, and quick to learn. Avoid impious people, run from fools, and seek out the wise. – Matshona Dhliwayo
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  40. The folly of the wise is better than the wisdom of fools. – Matshona Dhliwayo

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