Fools Quotes

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Time makes fools of us all. Our only comfort is that greater shall come after us. — Eric Temple Bell
It is said that truth comes from the mouths of fools and children: I wish every good mind which feels an inclination for satire would… — Georg C. Lichtenberg
Fortune, that favors fools. — Ben Jonson
It is only the fools who keep straining at high C all their lives. — Charles Dudley Warner
One way in which fools succeed where wise men fail is that through ignorance of the danger they sometimes go coolly about a hazardous business. — Richard Whately
Nothing is so foolish, they say, as for a man to stand for office and woo the crowd to win its vote, buy its support… — Desiderius Erasmus
We are fools to depend upon the society of our fellow-men. Wretched as we are, powerless as we are, they will not aid us; we… — Blaise Pascal
Suffer fools gladly; they may be right. — Holbrook Jackson
We do not run from the troubles and dangers that are truly ours, and it is better to learn what they are earlier than later,… — Katherine Anne Porter
In the days of Caesar, kings had fools and jesters. Now network presidents have anchormen. — Ted Koppel
The majority of persons choose their wives with as little prudence as they eat. They see a troll with nothing else to recommend her but… — Edward Dahlberg
I have always maintained that the one important phenomenon presented by modern society is - the enormous prosperity of Fools. — Wilkie Collins
Journalists, who are skeptical to begin with, simply do not like to be lied to or made fools of. — Roger Mudd
People turn into fools when they see a movie star and do weird things. — Sam Neill
Since the universe is stupid, it's no wonder that social Darwinism tends to support, promote and finance the evolution of fools. — William C. Brown
The fools of the world have been those who have established religions, ceremonies, laws, faith, rule of life. — Giordano Bruno
Rush Limbaugh is good for the party. Drive it all the way down, take it down as low as it can go, make complete fools… — Evan Thomas
We see very few people who are satisfied. They say that the only ones who are really happy are the enlightened or the fools. — Frederick Lenz
Labeled fools to the world are geniuses to the cosmos. — Criss Jami
By educating women to use all their brains, men will not only be just, but will also ensure the future of a new social order… — Eugenio Maria de Hostos

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