Adages Quote by Gordon Lightfoot

The cleverest character in comedy is the clown, for he who would make people take him for a fool, must not be one.

— Anonymous

JESTER, n. An officer formerly attached to a king's household, whose business it was to amuse the court by ludicrous actions and utterances, the…

— Ambrose Bierce

The real fool is the one entertaining foolishness

— Ziyah R

“To give expression to humour, and write in a strain of graceful pleasantry, is the gift of great geniuses. The cleverest character in comedy…

— Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

So the fool, as distinct from the scoundrel, is completely self- satisfied; in fact, he can easily become dangerous, as it does not take…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

A fool who has a flash of wit creates astonishment and scandal, like hack-horses setting out to gallop.

— Nicolas Chamfort

The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.

— William Blake

A genius always presents himself as a fool

— Karim Seddiki

If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.

— William Blake

“A fool is someone who enjoys calling other people crazy before they check out their own insanity in the mirror...first.”

— Timothy Pina

He who mocks the fool, Is no less a fool himself.

— Tahj Wilson

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool.

— Anatole France