Fools Quotes

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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise. — Cato the Elder
So many, though reluctant to admit it. Shun clever men, and rather suffer fools. — Unknown Author
Fools act on imagination without knowledge. Pedants act on knowledge without imagination. — William Arthur Ward
A hundred wise men have said in various ways that love transcends the power of death, and millions of fools have supposed that they meant… — Gene Wolfe
Of what I call God, And fools call Nature. — Robert Browning
We must fight as a race for everything that makes for a better country and a better world. We are dreaming idiots and trusting fools… — Ralph Bunche
Love works in miracles every day: such as weakening the strong, and stretching the weak; making fools of the wise, and wise men of fools;… — Margaret of Valois
There are many questions which fools can ask that wise men cannot answer. — George Polya
Nearly all of our disasters come from a few fools having the courage of their convictions. — Coventry Patmore
Strange to say what delight we married people have to see these poor fools decoyed into our condition. — Samuel Pepys
Wise men say only fools rush in. But I can't help falling in love with you. — Elvis Presley
Fortunately for themselves and the world, nearly all men are cowards and dare not act on what they believe. Nearly all our disasters come of… — Coventry Patmore
July 4. Statistics show that we lose more fools on this day than in all the other days of the year put together. This proves,… — Mark Twain
Of the few innocent pleasures left to men past middle life, the jamming of common sense down the throats of fools is perhaps the keenest. — Thomas Huxley
It's the actors who are prepared to make fools of themselves who are usually the ones who come to mean something to the audience. — Christian Bale
...I have always maintained that, excepting fools, men did not differ much in intellect, only in zeal and hard work; and I still think there… — Charles Darwin
In the presence of some people we inevitably depart From ourselves: we are inaccurate, we say things we do not feel, And talk nonsense. When… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
When intelligent people pride themselves on not understanding, it is quite natural they should succeed better than fools. — Andre Gide
There are some very good people in television, but a lot of fools running it. — Philip Glenister
It is true the orator may make a myriad replica of his own passion out of those who listen to him. But that does not… — George William Russell

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