Foolish Quotes

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I cannot sing the old songs, I sang long years ago, For heart and voice would fail me, And foolish tears would flow. — Charlotte Alington Barnard
Whatever your sex or position, life is a battle in which you are to show your pluck, and woe be to the coward. Whether passed… — Henry David Thoreau
To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are… — Gautama Buddha
The foolish reject what they see, not what they think; the wise reject what they think, not what they see. — Huangbo Xiyun
When a wise man is advised of his errors, he will reflect on and improve his conduct. When his misconduct is pointed out, a foolish… — Gautama Buddha
Foolish, ignorant people indulge in careless lives, whereas a clever man guards his attention as his most precious possession. — Gautama Buddha
Long is the night for the sleepless. Long is the road for the weary. Long is samsara (the cycle of continued rebirth) for the foolish,… — Gautama Buddha
...[W]e insist on the principle that no danger or crisis, foreign or domestic, will be solved by Americans surrendering more of their constitutional liberties, in… — Unknown Author
It is foolish to fear what you cannot avoid. — Publilius Syrus
Whatever you hold onto that you want to do, and that other people tell you you are foolish to want to do, don't give up. — Dermot Mulroney
Already known as one of Americaâ€™s best and wittiest poets, William Trowbridge has, in Ship of Fool, found the perfect vessel to convey his vision:… — Charles Harper Webb
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob. — Herodotus
Words do not express thoughts very well; every thing immediately becomes a little different, a little distorted, a little foolish. And yet it also pleases… — Gautama Buddha
The foolish moments of the head are often the most wonderful times of the heart. — Charles de Saint-Evremond
Today in America, unions have a secure place in our industrial life. Only a handful of reactionaries harbor the ugly thought of breaking unions and… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
The good news, to relieve all this gloom, is that a democracy is inherently self-correcting. Here, the people are sovereign. Inept political leaders can be… — Theodore C. Sorensen
How foolish of me to believe that it would be that easy. I had confused the appearance of trees and automobiles, and people with a… — Duane Michals
Even the wisest men make fools of themselves about women, and even the most foolish women are wise about men — Theodor Reik
All things and all people in life have to sink or swim on their own merits, not their reputation; that just as a wise man… — Vincent Bugliosi
It is foolish to fear that which you cannot avoid. -Stultum est timere quod vitare non potes — Publilius Syrus

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