Quotes on Fools And Foolishness

The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.

He who loves not women, wine, and song Remains a fool his whole life long.

The fool wonders, the wise man asks.

As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.

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

Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.

The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

The person who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience.

He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.

Lord, what fools these mortals be!

The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.

In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.

Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Fortune, seeing that she could not make fools wise, has made them lucky.

A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.

No man really becomes a fool until he stops asking questions.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.