Quotes about Foolishness

When one tries to increase his knowledge by doing mental gymnastics over books without waiting upon God and looking to the guidance of the Holy Spirit, his soul is plainly in full swing. This will deplete his spiritual life. Because the fall of man was occasioned by seeking knowledge, God uses the foolishness of the cross to "destroy the wisdom of the wise.

The wise know that foolish legislation is a rope of sand, which perishes in the twisting.

Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

God's own foolishness is stronger than men. Do we believe that?

That folly of old age which is called dotage is peculiar to silly old men, not to age itself.

The man who prays ceases to be a fool

It is better for some one to think you're a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

If stupidity got us into this, why can't stupidity get us out?

We are responsible for our captivity to sin. In our foolishness, we forget God. However, God intervenes!

It is because of our foolishness that we forget who God is.

God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.

When we are foolish God intervenes.