Quotes about Foolishness

Only fools imply compliments. The wise man comes right out with it, point-blank. Imply criticism--unless the criticized isn't within earshot.

Victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.

The folly isn't mine. It's God's folly. Even in the old days he never asked men to do what was reasonable.

Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid.

There are two fools in this world. One is the millionaire who thinks that by hoarding money he can somehow accumulate real power, and the other is the penniless reformer who thinks that if only he can take the money from one class and give it to another, all the world's ills will be cured.

We get some of our best results by letting fools Rush in where angels dear to tread

The most dangerous people are the ignorant.

Oh, a heart's a poor choice to follow. It's so easily hoodwinked.

Heaven and earth come together in the Unbegun, And all is foolishness, all is unknown, all is like The lights of an idiot, all is without mind! To obey is to close the beak and fall into Unbeginning.

He knows nothing and thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.

I hope you have lost your good looks, for while they last any fool can adore you, and the adoration of fools is bad for the soul. No, give me a ruined complexion and a lost figure and sixteen chins on a farmyard of Crow's feet and an obvious wig. Then you shall see me coming out strong.

I'm not denyin' the women are foolish. God Almighty made 'em to match the men.