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suprz's ghost
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Nov 19, 2003, 12:12 PM
 
"I do not suffer fools gladly"

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds"...Albert Einstein
     
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Nov 19, 2003, 12:18 PM
 
Google returned this:
The phrase refers to putting up with or having tolerance for the antics or nuances of people. However, I don't know the history of the phrase or what century in which it was first used or coined.

II Corinthians 11:19 For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.
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Nov 19, 2003, 12:29 PM
 
i think Demonhood has a "Suffer, Fools!" button on that keyboard he wields
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Nov 19, 2003, 12:36 PM
 
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Nov 19, 2003, 12:47 PM
 
Originally posted by cenutrio:
Robert Fulford
no, he just wrote the article about the phrase..(google search)
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Nov 19, 2003, 01:09 PM
 
II Corinthians 11:19 For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.
     
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Nov 19, 2003, 01:52 PM
 
Originally posted by iWrite:
II Corinthians 11:19 For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.
OptimusG4 said that already
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Nov 19, 2003, 01:57 PM
 
Paul wrote it about me, though.

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