Quotes About Foolishness

The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure, and the intelligent are full of doubt.

fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wise people so full of doubts.

Ninguém senão um covarde escolheria conscientemente viver no paraíso dos tolos. Quando um homem suspeita da infidelidade de sua esposa, não lhe dizem que é melhor fechar os olhos à evidência. Não consigo ver a razão pela qual ignorar as evidências deveria ser desprezível em um caso e admirável no outro.

The fundamental cause of trouble in the world is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.

Quoting her friend Tom Black on an amateur hunter's injury:) Lion, rifles -- and stupidity.

Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive, but a fool's eyes roam to the ends of the earth. Proverbs 17:24

When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom. Proverbs 11:2

God's foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God's weakness is stronger than human strength. 1 Corinthians 1:25

Who indeed, after pulling off the coloured glasses of prejudice and thrusting out of sight his pet projects, can help seeing the folly of these endeavours to protect men against themselves? A sad population of imbeciles would our schemers fill the world with, could their plans last.

The amount of silliness that happens to me is insane.

Nothing to be done really about animals. Anything you do looks foolish. The answer isn't in us. It's almost as if we're put here on earth to show how silly they aren't.

The ones doing that, counting me out, are going to look silly.

A veces los hombres somos necios y tomamos lo que no queremos porque pensamos que no podemos tener lo que deseamos.

this endless reaching for what couldn't be reached. It seemed foolish

All one can say is that this power will be exercised wisely by some, foolishly by others, and that among those who bear arms some will be loyal and others rebellious. [58]

Why not seize the pleasure at once? How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation! —Jane Austen (1798)

Don't," Myrtle said sharply. "Thinking is not your strong suit, Pansy. Nor Viola's. Neither of you have any experience of the world on which to base any opinion at all. If you will keep your thoughts to yourself, they will not be exposed as foolishness.

Incredulity is the wisdom of the fool

Most everyone seems willing to be a fool himself, but he can't bear to have anyone else one.

I'll take crazy over stupid any day.

Foolish men who accusea woman mindlessly—you cannot even seeyou cause what you abuse.

I was a fool to get involved with you in the first place. And you were a bigger fool for coming after me.

Better to allow people to think you're a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

None of us like to think we are silly. But all must acknowledge that they are capable of silliness, from time to time