Quotes About Foolishness

The mistakes of the wise lead them to light. The triumphs of fools lead them to darkness.

A wise servant is better than a foolish ruler.

Do question, even the basics!You will be a fool for once!If you don't, you will be, for a lifetime..

Therapy to life: Eat with the wise, and drink with the fools!

In any given situation there will always be more dumb people than smart people. We ain't many!

Watch the fools! Watch them carefully! Learn their paths so that you can learn how to avoid them!

Our wisdom comes from our experience, and our experience comes from our foolishness.

The cleverest woman on earth is the biggest fool on earth with a man.

Since 99.362% of women love mustache rides, it seems only a fool would have a bare upper lip.

The man who has everything figured out is probably a fool.

As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish.

I think that men has the most highly developed intelligence. I think men get so intelligent that they're stupid.

Passion very often makes the wisest men fools, and very often too inspires the greatest fools with wit.

The politician who steals is worse than a thief. He is a fool. With all the grand opportunities around for the man with a political pull, there's no excuse for stealin' a cent.

Man, proud man, Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assured.

The fool is not the man who merely does foolish things. The fool is the man who does not know enough to cash in on his foolishness.

No man can exactly calculate the capacity of human genius and stupidity, nor the incapacity of will.

The silly when deceived exclaim loudly; the fool complains; the honest man walks away and is silent.

A clever man reaps some benefit from the worst catastrophe, and a fool can turn even good luck to his disadvantage.

There are lessons to be learned from a stupid man.

An old man is twice a child, and so is a drunken man.

A wise man who stands firm is a statesman, a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe.

Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.

A wise man's heart directs him toward the right, but a foolish man's heart directs him toward the left.