“Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.”

—  Euripidés, The Bacchae

The quote "Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish." is famous quote by Euripidés (-480–-406 BC), ancient Athenian playwright.

Bacchæ l. 480 <br class="br">Variant translation: To the fool, he who speaks wisdom will sound foolish. <br class="br">Variant translation: He were a fool, methinks, who would utter wisdom to a fool. (translated by Edward Philip Coleridge) <br class="br">Variant translation: Wise words being brought to blinded eyes will seem as things of nought. ( translated by Gilbert Murray http://www.gutenberg.org/files/8418/8418-h/8418-h.htm) <br class="br">Source: The Bacchae

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