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The origin of; to suffer fools gladly
Q: Is it true that the common phrase to “not suffer fools gladly” originates from the Bible?
A: The phrase is used in everyday English conversation to describe a person who is impatient or intolerant of people he, or she, regards as dim-witted or foolish. So they may be sharp-tongued with them, or hold them up to public ridicule for their folly.