Fool Quotes

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What a fool cannot learn he laughs at, thinking that by his laughter he shows superiority instead of latent idiocy. — Marie Corelli
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
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
Seek but provision of bread and wine, fools to flatter, and clothing fine; and nothing of God shall ever be thine. — Wes Smith
Negro equality, Fudge!! How long in the Government of a God great enough to make and maintain this Universe, shall there continue to be knaves… — Abraham Lincoln
Only fools mistake politicians for messiahs. — Kevin Barrett
A fool learns nothing from a wise man; but a wise man learns from a fool. — Gautama Buddha
A fool does not see the same trees a wise man sees. — Rick Hilles
I remember once visiting an outdoor exhibition of sculpture in Arnhem, the Netherlands. One of the artists had placed this notice at the base of… — John Wijngaards
I wish I lived back in the Old West days, because I'd save up my money for about twenty years so I could buy a… — Jack Handey
He is a wise man who seeks by every legitimate means to make all the money he can honestly, for money can do so many… — B. C. Forbes
Hurry is the weakness of fools. — Baltasar Gracian
The lower classes are such fools. They waste their money on the pools. I bet, of course, but that's misleading. One must encourage bloodstock breeding. — Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae
A fool cannot be an actor, though an actor may act a fool's part. — Sophocles
Chance is the fool's name for Fate — Fred Astaire
Be quick to do good. If you are slow, The mind, delighting in mischief, Will catch you. Turn away from mischief. Again and again, turn… — Gautama Buddha
In heaven I yearn for knowledge, account all else inanity; On earth I confess an itch for the praise of fools - that's vanity — Robert Browning
I have not wasted my life trifling with literary fools in taverns, as Johnson did, when he should have been shaking England with the thunder… — George Bernard Shaw
The solemn fop; significant and budge; A fool with judges, amongst fools a judge — William Cowper
You've got your passion. You've got your pride. But don't you know that only fools are satisfied? Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come… — Billy Joel

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