Fool Quotes

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A fool acquires knowledge only to his own disadvantage. It destroys what good he has, and turns his brains. — Gautama Buddha
When hungry, eat your rice; when tired, close your eyes. Fools may laugh at me, but wise men will know what I mean. — Linji Yixuan
'I've got children', 'I've got wealth.' This is the way a fool brings suffering on himself. He does not even own himself, so how can… — Gautama Buddha
A fool who recognises his own ignorance is thereby in fact a wise man, but a fool who considers himself wise - that is what… — Gautama Buddha
Even if a fool lived with a wise man all his life, he would still not recognise the truth, like a wooden spoon cannot recognise… — Gautama Buddha
A fool thinks it like honey so long as the bad deed does not bear fruit, but when it does bear fruit he experiences suffering. — Gautama Buddha
Like fresh milk a bad deed does not turn at once. It follows a fool scorching him like a smouldering fire. — Gautama Buddha
Fools wait for a lucky day, but everyday is a lucky day for an industrious man. — Gautama Buddha
A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something. — Plato
Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage. — Publilius Syrus
True wisdom is less presuming than folly. The wise man doubteth often, and changeth his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubteth not; he knoweth… — Akhenaton
Fools are wise until they speak. — Randle Cotgrave
If you think my acts are foolishness; the foolishness may be in the fools eye. — Sophocles
The fool knows after he has suffered. — Hesiod
He is a fool who tries to match his strength with the stronger. — Hesiod
Keeping a [journal] need not be a major chore-just a few minutes of notes each day can be valuable. Writing crystallizes insights, fools the defense… — Roger N. Walsh
Wakefulness is the way to life. The fool sleeps As if he were already dead, But the master is awake And he lives forever. — Gautama Buddha
How long the night to the watchman, How long the road to the weary traveller, How long the wandering of many lives To the fool… — Gautama Buddha
People who think they know what is going to happen next are fools. Surprises - or what the brilliant author Nassim Taleb calls 'Black Swans'… — Martin Wolf
This is my child, this is my wealth: such thoughts are the preoccupations of fools. If we are unable to own even ourselves, why make… — Gautama Buddha

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