Action Quote by Ambrose Bierce

The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

— Proverbs 15:14

Folly is the direct pursuit of happiness and beauty

— George Bernard Shaw

Every man has his folly, but the greatest folly of all … is not to have one.

— Nikos Kazantzakis

Grant folly's prayers that hinder folly's wish, And serve the ends of wisdom.

— George Eliot

A man who is not a fool can rid himself of every folly except vanity.

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“Every man has his folly, but the greatest folly of all, in my view, is not to have one.”

— Nikos Kazantzakis

“I found folly everywhere, but there were grains of wisdom in every stream of it. No doubt there was much more wisdom that I…

— Philip Pullman

A man of supreme folly: his life flies away while he is merely hoping to enjoy it.

— Leonardo da Vinci

“A man who is self-reliant, positive, optimistic, and undertakes his work with the assurance of success magnetizes his condition. He draws to himself the…

— Norman Vincent Peale

The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.

— William Blake

“There is something lamentable, degrading, and almost insane in pursuing the visionary schemes of past ages with dogged determination, in paths of learning which…

— Henry Dircks

“FIVE KINDS OF FOLLY The Sages have said that five things are signs of foolishness: First, seeking one’s own good while harming others; Second,…

— Idries Shah