The folly of all follies is to be love sick for a shadow. Lord Alfred Tennyson
The folly of all follies is to be love sick for a shadow.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Lord Alfred Tennyson
Month: November 2008
The fool within himself is the object of pity, until he is flattered. Sir Richard Steele
The fool within himself is the object of pity, until he is flattered.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Sir Richard Steele
The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools. Herbert Spencer
The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Herbert Spencer
On Monday mornings I am dedicated to the proposition that all men are created jerks. H. Allen Smith
On Monday mornings I am dedicated to the proposition that all men are created jerks.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by H. Allen Smith
Build a system that even a fool can use, and only a fool will want to use it. George Bernard Shaw
Build a system that even a fool can use, and only a fool will want to use it.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by George Bernard Shaw
He uses his folly like a stalking-horse, and under the presentation of that he shoots his wit. William Shakespeare
He uses his folly like a stalking-horse, and under the presentation of that he shoots his wit.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by William Shakespeare
The dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits. William Shakespeare
The dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by William Shakespeare
Lord, what fools these mortals be. William Shakespeare
Lord, what fools these mortals be.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by William Shakespeare
The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world. Thomas Shadwell
The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Thomas Shadwell
A foolishness is inflicted with a hatred of itself. Seneca
A foolishness is inflicted with a hatred of itself.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Seneca
The person who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience. Arthur Schopenhauer
The person who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Arthur Schopenhauer
If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing. Bertrand Russell
If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Bertrand Russell
Folly is perennial, yet the human race has survived. Bertrand Russell
Folly is perennial, yet the human race has survived.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Bertrand Russell
The fool needs company, the wise solitude. Ruckett
The fool needs company, the wise solitude.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Ruckett
They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge. Thomas Brackett Reed
They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Thomas Brackett Reed
In life, each of us must sometimes play the fool. Yiddish Proverb
In life, each of us must sometimes play the fool.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Yiddish Proverb
A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom. Welsh Proverb
A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Welsh Proverb
What a fool does in the end, the wise do in the beginning. Spanish Proverb
What a fool does in the end, the wise do in the beginning.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Spanish Proverb
Don’t approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side. Jewish Proverb
Don’t approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Jewish Proverb
The fool has to do at last what the wise did at first. Italian Proverb
The fool has to do at last what the wise did at first.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Italian Proverb
He is a fool that kisseth the maid when he may kiss the mistress. English Proverb
He is a fool that kisseth the maid when he may kiss the mistress.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by English Proverb
Fools build houses, and wise men buy them. English Proverb
Fools build houses, and wise men buy them.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by English Proverb
If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me. Chinese Proverb
If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Chinese Proverb
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever. Chinese Proverb
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Chinese Proverb
Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet. African Proverb
Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by African Proverb
The fool is always beginning to live. Proverb
The fool is always beginning to live.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Proverb
A fool and his money are soon parted. Proverb
A fool and his money are soon parted.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Proverb
Fools rush in where Angels fear to tread. Alexander Pope
Fools rush in where Angels fear to tread.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Alexander Pope
Fortune, seeing that she could not make fools wise, has made them lucky. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Fortune, seeing that she could not make fools wise, has made them lucky.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
A learned fool is more foolish than an ignorant one. Moliere
A learned fool is more foolish than an ignorant one.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Moliere
A fellow who is always declaring that he’s no fool, usually has his suspicions. Wilson Mizner
A fellow who is always declaring that he’s no fool, usually has his suspicions.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Wilson Mizner
Who loves not women, wine and song remains a fool his whole life long. Martin Luther
Who loves not women, wine and song remains a fool his whole life long.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Martin Luther
Colleges don’t make fools, they only develop them. Geroge Lorimer
Colleges don’t make fools, they only develop them.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Geroge Lorimer
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. Abraham Lincoln
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Abraham Lincoln
He who lives without folly isn’t so wise as he thinks. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
He who lives without folly isn’t so wise as he thinks.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment. Horace
Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Horace
No one but a fool is always right. David Hare
No one but a fool is always right.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by David Hare
No one but a fool would measure their satisfaction by what the world thinks of it. Oliver Goldsmith
No one but a fool would measure their satisfaction by what the world thinks of it.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Oliver Goldsmith
The company of fools may first make us smile, but in the end we always feel melancholy. Oliver Goldsmith
The company of fools may first make us smile, but in the end we always feel melancholy.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Oliver Goldsmith
It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united.Fools and FoolishnessQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe