Just as nothing is more foolish than misplaced wisdom, so too, nothing is more imprudent than perverse prudence. True prudence ... recognizes human limitations and does not strive to leap beyond them; it is willing to run with the herd, to overlook faults tolerantly or to share them in a friendly spirit. But, they say, that is exactly what we mean by folly. I will hardly deny it -- as long as they will reciprocate by admitting that this is exactly what is means to perform the play of life.
Erasmus, from The Praise of Folly
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