Fools Quotes

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Silence is the virtue of fools. — Francis Bacon
Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men. — Douglas Bader
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 during youth. — 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
The main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as many men as possible. — Bernard Baruch
Drinking makes such fools of people, and people are such fools to begin with that it's compounding a felony. — Robert Benchley
Bad experience is a school that only fools keep going to. — Ezra Taft Benson
History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools. — Ambrose Bierce
Eloquence, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. It includes the gift of making any… — Ambrose Bierce
There are two kinds of fools: those who can't change their opinions and those who won't. — Josh Billings
Take all the fools out of this world and there wouldn't be any fun living in it, or profit. — Josh Billings
Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools. — Napoleon Bonaparte
New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time. — James Agate
Three things have been difficult to tame: the oceans, fools and women. We may soon be able to tame the oceans; fools and women will… — Spiro T. Agnew
At Athens, wise men propose, and fools dispose. — Alcuin
Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves. — Lord Byron
Fools are my theme, let satire be my song. — Lord Byron
Those who claim to have had happy lives seem to be silly fools. — Taylor Caldwell

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