Foolish Quotes

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The way to get to the top of the heap in terms of developing original research is to be a fool, because only fools keep… — Martin Hellman
The human mind makes foolish divisions in what love sees as one. — Anthony de Mello
He promoted the education of the parish clergy and wrote: He seems to me a very foolish man, and very wretched, who will not increase… — Alfred the Great
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
And the issue is never the merits of the evidence but always the jealous rivalry of the contestants to see which would be the official… — Hugh Nibley
Some people are so foolish that they think they can go through life without the help of the Blessed Mother. Love the Madonna and pray… — Pio of Pietrelcina
Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world. Yet from this lesson thou will learn to avoid… — Miguel de Cervantes
There is no excellence anywhere without labor. We would think a man foolish indeed who would say, "I am willing that my business should prosper,… — Charles W. Nibley
I came to realize that exaggerated concern about what others are doing can be foolish. It can paralyze effort, and stifle a good idea. One… — Theodore von Karman
There's no use diversifying into unknown companies just for the sake of diversity. A foolish diversity is the hobgoblin of small investors. That said, it… — Peter Lynch
I would seriously question whether anybody is really foolish enough to really say what they mean. Sometimes I think that civilization as we know it… — Elizabeth Hurley
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
There is nothing more foolish than a foolish laugh. Risu inepto res ineptior nulla est — Catullus
I learned 30 years ago that it is foolish to scold. I have enough trouble overcoming my own limitations without fretting over the fact that… — John Wanamaker
Childhood has it's own way of seeing, thinking, and feeling, and nothing is more foolish than to try to substitute ours for theirs. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
A tree, young or old, if admired, remains a definite vision, and when after long absence it is visited again, the meeting place is approached… — Charles Eley
There are no shortcuts. Be patient and look long-term. It's a foolish idea that if you do a little more, faster, then you'll get better… — Robert de Castella
This is an extremely foolish and stupid and idiotic kind of attitude - to expect theatres to make money. Do the public schools make money?… — John Hirsch
Whoever puts his confidence in men or in any creature is very foolish. — Thomas a Kempis
Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as welcome after satiety… — Henry David Thoreau

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