foolishness Quotes

“fools rush in where angels fear to tread”

― Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism

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“The more pity that fools may not speak wisely what wise men do foolishly.”

― William Shakespeare, As You Like It

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“The first thing you learn in life is you're a fool. The last thing you learn in life is you're the same fool.”

― Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine

topic:change learning foolishness

“EDUCATION, n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.”

― Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

topic:understanding wisdom education foolishness

“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.”

― Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance

topic:foolishness mind philosophy

“I am sick to death of cleverness. Everybody is clever nowadays. You can't go anywhere without meeting clever people. The thing has become an absolute public nuisance. I wish to goodness we had a few fools left.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

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“So, that's what they wanted: lies. Beautiful lies. That's what they needed. People were fools. It was going to be easy for me.”

― Charles Bukowski, Ham on Rye

topic:foolishness need lie

“The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.”

― Samuel Butler, The Note-Books of Samuel Butler

topic:foolishness pleasure

“I had decided against religion a couple of years back. If it were true, it made fools out of people, or it drew fools. And if it weren't true, the fools were all the more foolish.”

― Charles Bukowski, Ham on Rye

topic:truth religion foolishness

“He uses his folly like a stalking-horse, and under the presentation of that he shoots his wit.”

― William Shakespeare, As You Like It

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