Folly Quotes

717 Folly quotes by 471 unique authors

Beauty and folly are generally companions. — Baltasar Gracian
A man's wisdom is his best friend; folly, his worst enemy. — William Temple
In politics, what begins in fear usually ends in folly. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
If we will have the kindness of others, we must endure their follies. — Samuel Johnson
Idleness is often covered by turbulence and hurry. He that neglects his known duty and real employment naturally endeavours to crowd his mind with something… — Samuel Johnson
Wisdom has its excesses, and has no less need of moderation than folly. — Michel de Montaigne
Health is so necessary to all the duties, as well as pleasures of life, that the crime of squandering it is equal to the folly. — Samuel Johnson
I believe that history is capable of anything. There exists no folly that men have not tried out. — Carl Jung
Knowledge is folly unless grace guide it. — George Herbert
A man of knowledge lives by acting, not by thinking about acting... Thus a man of knowledge sweats and puffs and if one looks at… — Carlos Castaneda
Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. — Leo Tolstoy
The real Art of Peace is not to sacrifice a single one of your warriors to defeat an enemy. Vanquish your foes by always keeping… — Morihei Ueshiba
The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also. I would not interfere… — Mark Twain
. . .the larger the crowd, the more probable that that which it praises is folly, and the more improbable that it is truth; and… — Soren Kierkegaard
Wisdom at times is found in folly. — Horace
[So] Mingle some brief folly with your wisdom. — Horace
The strongest symptom of wisdom in man is his being sensible of his own follies. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Dancing is, in itself, a very trifling and silly thing: but it is one of those established follies to which people of sense are sometimes… — Lord Chesterfield
Fear nothing but what thy industry may prevent; be confident of nothing but what fortune cannot defeat; it is no less folly to fear what… — Francis Quarles
Early in my business career I learned the folly of worrying about anything. I have always worked as hard as I could, but when a… — Julius Rosenwald
Softly and kindly remind yourself, ''I cannot own anything.'' It is a valuable thought to keep in mind as you struggle to improve your financial… — Wayne Dyer
To wish to act like angels while we are still in this world is nothing but folly. — Teresa of Avila
Fancy and humour, early and constantly indulged in, may expect an old age overrun with follies. — Isaac Watts
Not perhaps until later life, until the follies, passions, and selfishness of youth have died out, do we . . . recognize the the inestimable… — Dinah Maria Murlock Craik
As evolutionary time is measured, we have only just turned up and have hardly had time to catch breath, still marveling at our thumbs, still… — Lewis Thomas

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