Fool Quote by Lord David Cecil Download Open image “To have too much forethought is the part of a wretch; to have too little is the part of a fool.” — Lord David Cecil ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Fool Forethought Littles Too much
There are times when having too much to say can be as dumbfounding as having too little. — Daniel Quinn Copy Share Image
Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little;… — Miguel de Cervantes Copy Share Image
Thinking too little about things or thinking too much both make us obstinate and fanatical. — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
“Too much thinking can lead to overthinking or cause a person to become overly cautious in life.” — Mwanandeke Kindembo Copy Share Image
...in matters of feeling and of the heart, too much is always better than too little. — Jose Saramago Copy Share Image
The more you wish to be, the wiser you are; while the wish to have is apt to be foolish in proportion to its… — Lafcadio Hearn Copy Share Image
The primary object of a student of literature is to be delighted. His duty is to enjoy himself, his efforts should be directed to… — Lord David Cecil Copy Share Image
A contemplative life has more the appearance of a life of piety than any other; but it is the divine plan to bring faith… — Lord David Cecil Copy Share Image
It does not matter that Dickens' world is not life-like; it is alive. — Lord David Cecil Copy Share Image
It requires as much reflection and wisdom to know what is not to be put into a sermon, as what is. — Lord David Cecil Copy Share Image
A warm blundering man does more for the world than a frigid wise man. — Lord David Cecil Copy Share Image
Hypocrisy is folly. It is much easier, safer, and pleasanter to be the thing which a man aims to appear, than to keep up… — Lord David Cecil Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
There are various orders of beauty, causing men to make fools of themselves in various styles. — George Eliot Copy Share Image
“Not wise, perhaps, to be rude to the Pope's favorite son, but my viper tongue still required a fool now and then on which… — Kate Quinn Copy Share Image
He's a fool that marries; but he's a greater fool that does not marry a fool. — William Wycherley Copy Share Image
It's very easy to fool yourself that you're working, you know, when you're really not working very hard. I mean, I'm very lazy. So… — Robert Caro Copy Share Image
There are different kinds of fire; there is false fire. No one knows this better than we do, but we are not such fools… — William Booth Copy Share Image
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it — WC Fields Copy Share Image
There is nothing that we can properly call our own but our time, and yet everybody fools us out of it who has a… — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image