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The praise of Folly

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1 Praise| whomsoever he’s an enemy, ’tis not Pallas herself that 2 Praise| foolish and doting. Admit it; ’tis the very essence of childhood; 3 Praise| and have, made it good. ’Tis I alone that have that wonderful 4 Praise| you’ll cry it is; and yet ’tis this only that joins friends 5 Praise| at all, or if there be, ’tis unpleasant and reserved, 6 Praise| bewitching siren? And yet ’tis strange it should be so 7 Praise| of the name. For first ’tis evident that all human things, 8 Praise| mind so given up to vice, ’tis a shame how it enslaves 9 Praise| Whereas on the contrarytis the part of a truly prudent 10 Praise| banner of Folly. And first ’tis agreed of all hands that 11 Praise| though he please his like, ’tis yet the greater number; 12 Praise| opposing it and sayingtis a miserable thing for a 13 Praise| to imitate our speaking, ’tis strange how they degenerate 14 Praise| into our college; and yet ’tis a foolish and ridiculous 15 Praise| the meanest cobbler, yet ’tis scarcely credible how they 16 Praise| foolish anything is, the more ’tis admired, the greater number 17 Praise| the only thing in poetry; ’tis the delight and relish of 18 Praise| all human society.~But ’tis a sad thing, they say, to 19 Praise| ready to do mischief, that ’tis better be a stranger than 20 Praise| worshiped when everywhere, as ’tis generally done, men embrace 21 Praise| temple, and I’m deceived or ’tis a goodly one? Nor can I 22 Praise| Democritus to laugh at them too. ’Tis almost incredible what sport 23 Praise| it for the present. And ’tis worth one’s while to consider 24 Praise| but blockish and idle—as ’tis a lesser crime to kill a 25 Praise| characters. They worshiped, ’tis true, but in spirit, following 26 Praise| can’t reach; for they saytis beneath the dignity of divine 27 Praise| wearing of a habit, or that ’tis of darker color, they put 28 Praise| with women. In a word, ’tis their only care that none 29 Praise| hear nothing. I promised, ’tis true, my Father’s heritage, 30 Praise| one but understands whom ’tis they mean, unless he understand 31 Praise| do they consider where ’tis they run out. Again, because 32 Praise| of my praises, and yet ’tis fit my oration have an end. 33 Praise| which we teach children, “’Tis the greatest wisdom to know 34 Praise| let it alone; and again, “’Tis a pleasant thing to play 35 Praise| it be some few whom yet ’tis a question whether any man 36 Praise| folly.” Where, by the way, ’tis worth your remark that he 37 Praise| to condemn, let him knowtis Aristotle’s, the god of 38 Praise| against the Gentiles, though ’tis likely they had done it, 39 Praise| common consent of every man, ’tis downright madness. And yet 40 Praise| native vigor. And I conceivetis from the same cause that 41 Praise| same kind of madness, yet ’tis so near it that a great 42 Praise| esteemed the less that ’tis administered with ceremonies, 43 Praise| ceremonies, yet of itself ’tis of little effect, if not 44 Praise| without doubt you may saytis downright madness and not 45 Praise| And this happiness though ’tis only then perfected when 46 Praise| a hodgepodge of words. ’Tis an old proverb, “I hate


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