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"I'm smarter than you," says the fool. "I won't need your help." "I already know it." "I've done this before." "I don't need you to show it." "And besides," says the fool, "I'm smarter than you," Gestures of kindess -- "I don't need that, no thank you." Offers of friendship -- "Get away from me, will you?" "I'm smarter than you," says the fool. Only the kind are afraid of nobody. Only the lazy mistake spotless and muddy. Only the wise realize that they're not. and only a fool feels free when he's caught. "I'm smarter than you," says the fool. "I don't need your help." "I already know it." "I haven't done this before," "but I don't need YOU to show it." "I'm smarter than you," says the fool -- to themself.
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Oct 27, 2014
Oct 27, 2014 at 6:07 PM UTC
The Fool
"I'm smarter than you," says the fool. "I won't need your help." "I already know it." "I've done this before." "I don't need you to show it." "And besides," says the fool, "I'm smarter than you," Gestures of kindess -- "I don't need that, no thank you." Offers of friendship -- "Get away from me, will you?" "I'm smarter than you," says the fool. Only the kind are afraid of nobody. Only the lazy mistake spotless and muddy. Only the wise realize that they're not. and only a fool feels free when he's caught. "I'm smarter than you," says the fool. "I don't need your help." "I already know it." "I haven't done this before," "but I don't need YOU to show it." "I'm smarter than you," says the fool -- to themself.
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Oct 27, 2014
Oct 27, 2014 at 6:07 PM UTC
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