Foolishness Quote by Baron de Montesquieu Download Open image “When we seek after wit, we discover only foolishness.” — Baron de Montesquieu ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.6 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Foolishness Wit
The best thing next to wit is a consciousness that it is not in us; without wit, a man might then know how to… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
“A perfect judge will read each work of wit With the same spirit that its author writ Survey the whole nor seek slight faults… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We may admire people for being wise, but we like them best when they are foolish. — Mary Russell Mitford Copy Share Image
When the savages of Louisiana wish to have fruit, they cut the tree at the bottom and gather the fruit. That is exactly a… — Baron de Montesquieu Copy Share Image
Political liberty in a citizen is that tranquillity of spirit which comes from the opinion each one has of his security, and in order… — Baron de Montesquieu Copy Share Image
It is rare to find learned men who are clean, do not stink and have a sense of humour. — Baron de Montesquieu Copy Share Image
When virtue is banished, ambition invades the minds of those who are disposed to receive it and avarice possesses the whole community. — Baron de Montesquieu Copy Share Image
A good writer does not write as people write, but as he writes. — Baron de Montesquieu Copy Share Image
Christianity stamped its character on jurisprudence; for empire has ever a connection with the priesthood. — Baron de Montesquieu Copy Share Image
The prejudices of superstition are superior to all others, and have the strongest influence on the human mind. — Baron de Montesquieu Copy Share Image
Republics are brought to their ends by luxury; monarchies by poverty. — Baron de Montesquieu Copy Share Image
Laws, in their most general signification, are the necessary relations derived from the nature of things. — Baron de Montesquieu Copy Share Image
Therefore, I see whatever exists as good, death is to me like life, sin like holiness, wisdom like foolishness, everything has to be as… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
One may have been a fool, but there's no foolishness like being bitter. — Kathleen Norris Copy Share Image
You can never understand why people do stupid things for love, Unless you, yourself experience how it is to be in LOVE... — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I wish you a wrestling match with your Creative Muse that will last a lifetime. ... I wish craziness and foolishness and madness upon… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
“The magi, as you know, were wise men — wonderfully wise men — who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“Passion often makes a madman of the cleverest man, and renders the greatest fools clever.” — François de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Acknowledging foolishness is a very powerful and important experience. We could almost say that being willing to be a fool is one of the… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
There are petty-minded people who cannot endure to be reminded of their ignorance because, since they are usually quite blind to all things, quite… — Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable Copy Share Image
Life is one fool thing after another whereas love is two fool things after each other. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
And when we give each other Christmas gifts in His name, let us remember that He has given us the sun and the moon… — Sigrid Undset Copy Share Image
