Folly Quotes

717 Folly quotes by 471 unique authors

Where lives the man that has not tried How mirth can into folly glide, And folly into sin! — Walter Scott
Thus aged men, full loth and slow, The vanities of life forego, And count their youthful follies o'er, Till Memory lends her light no more. — Walter Scott
It is the very wantonness of folly for a man to search out the frets and burdens of his calling and give his mind every… — Henry Ward Beecher
. . . Luddites were those frenzied traditionalists of the early 19th century who toured [England] wrecking new weaving machines on the theory that if… — James A. Michener
'Knowledge, without common sense,' says Lee, is 'folly; without method, it is waste; without kindness, it is fanaticism; without religion, it is death.' But with… — Austin Farrer
FOLLY, n. That "gift and faculty divine" whose creative and controlling energy inspires Man's mind, guides his actions and adorns his life. — Ambrose Bierce
Eye Nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise; Laugh where we must, be candid where we can,… — Alexander Pope
One man's justice is another's injustice; one man's beauty another's ugliness; one man's wisdom anpther's folly. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
In spite of every sage whom Greece can show, Unerring wisdom never dwelt below; Folly in all of every age we see, The only difference… — Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
The picture placed the busts between Adds to the thought much strength; Wisdom and Wit are little seen, But Folly 's at full length. — Unknown Author
Faith, joy, optimism. But not the folly of closing your eyes to reality. — Josemaria Escriva
...." I was rather discouraged when I discovered that Paul and Hotch had no marketing survey, no business plan, no budget, no organized strategy for… — Paul Newman
Reason, too late perhaps, may convince you of the folly of misspending time. — George Washington
"Of this voyage, I observe," says the Admiral, "that it has miraculously been shown, as may be understood by this writing, by the many signal… — Christopher Columbus
Brutes find out where their talents lie; A bear will not attempt to fly, A foundered horse will oft debate Before he tries a five… — Jonathan Swift
The fool sees naught but folly; and the madman only madness. Yesterday I asked a foolish man to count the fools among us. He laughed… — Khalil Gibran
A mass of Latin words falls upon the facts like soft snow, blurring the outline and covering up all the details. The great enemy of… — George Orwell
The poor inhabitant below Was quick to learn and wise to know And keenly felt the friendly glow And softer flame; But thoughtless follies laid… — Robert Burns
I once heard a learned man say, "Every evil has its remedy, except folly. To reprimand an obstinate fool or to preach to a dolt… — Khalil Gibran
A Christian's freedom from anxiety is not due to some guaranteed freedom from trouble, but to the folly of worry and especially to the confidence… — John Stott
A tree which has lost its head will never recover it again, and will survive only as a monument of the ignorance and folly of… — George William Curtis
Unnecessary hustle is one of the American follies. We hustle at both work and play, and consequently enjoy neither to the utmost. — William Feather
An autobiography should give the reader opportunity to point out the author's follies and misconceptions. — Claud Cockburn
Ardent, intelligent, sweet, sensitive, cultivated, erudite. These are the adjectives of praise in an androgynous world. Those who consider them epithets of shame or folly… — Carolyn Heilbrun
World unity is the wish of the hopeful, the goal of the idealist and the dream of the romantic. Yet it is folly to the… — Don Williams

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