Adaptation Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Mingle some brief folly with wisdom now: To be foolish is sweet at times.

— Horace

Foolish, whenever you take the meanness and formality of that thing you do, instead of converting it into the obedient spiracle ofyour character and…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually fools.

— Alice Walker

There are certain people fated to be fools; they not only commit follies by choice, but are even constrained to do so by fortune.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Do silly things. Foolishness is a great deal more vital and healthy than our straining and striving after a meaningful life.

— Anton Chekhov

When occasions present themselves, in which the interests of the people are at variance with their inclinations, it is the duty of the persons…

— Alexander Hamilton

If you think my acts are foolishness; the foolishness may be in the fools eye.

— Sophocles

You have been compelled to cultivate your reflective faculties for want of occasions for frittering away your life on silly trifles.

— Emily Bronte

We must accustom ourselves to the follies of others and not be astonished at the foolishness that takes place in our presence.

— Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

Foolishness is a gift in life some times, because he is not aware of consequences.

— Yssubramanyam

Never do something permanently foolish just because you are temporarily upset.

— Anonymous

You have been compelled to cultivate your reflective faculties, for want of occasions for frittering your life away in silly trifles.

— Emily Bronte