there's a sucker born every minute

English

Proverb

there's a sucker born every minute

1. There is a great number of fools in the world who can be easily swindled, and there always will be.

Alternative forms

• a sucker is born every minute

Translations

Translations

• Russian: дурако́в не се́ют, не жнут — са́ми родя́тся (durakóv ne séjut, ne žnut — sámi rodjátsja) (Fools are not sown or reaped, they come into the world themselves)
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See also

• a fool and his money are soon parted
• nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people