“4671. The most exquisite Folly is made of Wisdom too fine spun.”
Thomas Fuller (writer) (1654–1734) British physician, preacher, and intellectual
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“The only thing appeared to be fine in most of the rooms was blackboard. It seemed black; and fine too.”
Gone are the Days (2016)
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