His Own Folly Quotes
8 His Own Folly quotes by 6 unique authors
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It is not the business of government to make men virtuous or religious, or to preserve the fool from the consequences of his own folly.…
— Henry George
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What a curious picture it is to find man, homo sapiens, of divine origin, we are told, seriously considering going underground to escape the consequences…
— J. William Fulbright
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A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.
— William Makepeace Thackeray
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...I give you the mausoleum of all hope and desire...I give it to you not that you may remember time, but that you might forget…
— William Faulkner
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Life knows us not and we do not know life—-we don’t know even our own thoughts. Half the words we use have no meaning whatever…
— Joseph Conrad
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Because no battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and…
— William Faulkner
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Idleness is often covered by turbulence and hurry. He that neglects his known duty and real employment naturally endeavours to crowd his mind with something…
— Samuel Johnson
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What a curious picture it is to find man, homo sapiens, of divine origin, we are told, seriously considering going underground to escape the consequences…
— J. William Fulbright
Who Wrote These His Own Folly Quotes
6 authors contributed a total of 8 His Own Folly Quotes as follows: