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Fool Quotes by H. L. Mencken
- A man always blames the woman who fools him. In the same way he blames the door he walks into in the dark.
- The worst of marriage is that it makes a woman believe that all other men are just as easy to fool.
- A fool who, after plain warning, persists in dosing himself with dangerous drugs should be free to do so, for his death is a benefit…
- War may make a fool of man, but it by no means degrades him; on the contrary, it tends to exalt him, and its net…
- A man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he is married.
- Before a man speaks it is always safe to assume that he is a fool. After he speaks, it is seldom necessary to assume it.
- Jury - A group of 12 people, who, having lied to the judge about their health, hearing, and business engagements, have failed to fool him.
More Fool Quotes
- To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution. — Marcus Aurelius
- And, I believe that if a man dies with a single penny still sitting in the bank, he's a fool. — Dan Aykroyd
- People have discovered that they can fool the devil; but they can't fool the neighbors. — Francis Bacon
- Silence is the virtue of fools. — Francis Bacon
- There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks… — Francis Bacon
- Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men. — Douglas Bader
- A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times. — Lord Acton
- Fortunately I didn't get educated because if I'd got educated I'd be an educated fool now. — David Bailey
- When it comes to cars, only two varieties of people are possible - cowards and fools. — Russell Baker
- Nature makes only dumb animals. We owe the fools to society. — Honore de Balzac
- For passion, be it observed, brings insight with it; it can give a sort of intelligence to simpletons, fools, and idiots, especially… — Honore de Balzac
- A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. — Douglas Adams