Foolish Quotes

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To succeed inside a political party, one must cultivate an ability to sit still and remain polite while foolish people speak nonsense — Morton Blackwell
It is not true that men prefer foolish women. Rather they prefer women who can simulate foolishness whenever necessary, which is the very core of… — Paul Eldridge
The fruit falls from the tree when it gets ripe. So wait for the time to come. Do not hurry. Moreover, no one has the… — Swami Vivekananda
If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet... [at least for your own… — Isaac Bashevis Singer
Before the beginning of brilliance, there must be great chaos. Before a brilliant person begins something great, they must look foolish in the crowd. — Unknown Author
That distrust which intrudes so often on your mind is a mode of melancholy, which, if it be the business of a wise man to… — Samuel Johnson
Women are of two sorts. Some of them are wiser, better learned, discreeter, and more constant than a number of men. But another and a… — Unknown Author
The great creators - the thinkers, the artists, the scientists, the inventors - stood alone against the men of their time. Every great new thought… — Ayn Rand
We would be foolish and silly not to unite with people in the public health sector, the environmental community, [and] unions, to try to challenge… — Wayne Pacelle
As you get older there shouldn't be anything you won't try. The payoff is that you open up whole new avenues that are fun. It's… — Malcolm Forbes
To those who have no personal experience of this revolutionary aspect of Christian truth, but who see only the outer crust of dead, human conservatism… — Thomas Merton
I had never done TV. I think it's a foolish medium for, most rock 'n roll music. Nobody ever comes off well on TV. — Dan Fogelberg
Like anybody, I like clothes, and I enjoy what I like to wear. We might have a difference in personal outfit choices. Some might not… — G-Dragon
To come to faith on the basis of experience alone is unwise, though not so foolish as to reject faith altogether because of lack of… — Os Guinness
We foolish mortals sometimes live through years not realizing how short life is, and that TODAY is your life. — Edith Schaeffer
The Novelist, afraid his ideas may be foolish, slyly puts them in the mouth of some other fool and reserves the right to disavow them. — Diane Johnson
Rules are foolish, arbitrary, mindless things that raise you quickly to a level of acceptable mediocrity, then prevent you from progressing further. — Bruce Barnbaum
Only God can shape a flower, but any foolish child can pull it to pieces. — Og Mandino
Rather than becoming obsessed with the evil around you, ask God to give you a fresh perspective to see how He can bring good out… — Phil Waldrep
Repentance always brings a person to the point of saying, â€œI have sinned.â€ The surest sign that God is at work in his life is… — Oswald Chambers

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