A Quote by Edward Paul Abbey on proverbs, common sense, folk wisdom, and cliches

Proverbs save us the trouble of thinking. What we call folk wisdom is often no more than a kind of expedient stupidity.

Edward Paul Abbey : American writer & radical environmentalist
Edward Abbey (1927 - 1989)
Source: A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (Vox Clamantis in Deserto): Notes from a Secret Journal, Page: 5
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