Baltasar Gracián on the wisdom of crowds

Take no pleasure in the wonder of the mob, for ignorance never gets beyond wonder.  While vulgar folly wonders, wisdom watches for the deception.

~ Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1647)

(This was the quote of the week on the April 8, 2021 episode of the Stansberry Investor Hour, hosted by Dan Ferris.)