Quotes about Foolishness

He] languidly went through the motions, like a disbelieving angel, misplaced in all this adult foolishness.

Those who tell the young man to live well and the old man to die well is nothing but a fool, not only for what life has in happiness to both young and old, but also for one must be careful in live honestly as well as die honestly.

Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Society's goal is to make us less foolish. From the cradle to grave the pressure is on: "Be normal!" Our inner fool may be shackled and caged by a world made to suppress it, but Jesus came to free the fool.

He gossips habitually; he lacks the common wisdom to keep still that deadly enemy of man, his own tongue

Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.

I'm not denying the women are foolish: God almighty made 'em to match the men.

All our experience with history should teach us, when we look back, how badly human wisdom is betrayed when it relies on itself

So our Lord God commonly gave riches to those gross asses to whom he vouchsafed nothing else.

Those speak foolishly who ascribe their anger or their impatience to such as offend them or to tribulation. Tribulation does not make people impatient, but proves that they are impatient. So everyone may learn from tribulation how his heart is constituted.

How is it then that your theologians drivel like people in their second childhood.