Fool Quotes - Page 44

Hard words are for fools and cowards.

The same principle leads us to neglect a man of merit that induces us to admire a fool. [Fr., Du meme fonds dont on neglige un homme de merite l'on sait encore admirer un sot.]

But have you wine and music still,And statues and a bright-eyed love,And foolish thoughts of good and ill,And prayers to them who sit above?

You think I'm a fool?" demanded Harry. "No, I think you're like James," said Lupin, "who would have regarded it as the height of dishonor to mistrust his friends.

Luckily, I'm not afraid to make a fool of myself.

Jonathan Swift wrote that it is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. It is also better to repeat yourself and be thought a scold than to speak only once and never be heard.

Once harm has been done, even a fool understands it.

When we don't speak, said Edgar, we become unbearable, and when we do, we make fools of ourselves.

It's never permitted to be surprised at the aberrations of born fools.

Crystal sincerity hath found no shelter but in a fool's cap.

Give fools the first and women the last word.

To the counsel of fools a wooden bell.

Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.

Foolish is my happiness, and foolish things will it speak: it is still too young—so have patience with it!

When I contemplated purpose I also contemplated chance and foolishness.

The older a fool is, the worse he is.

Emotions can certainly be misleading: they can fool you into believing stuff that is definitely, demonstrably untrue.

Solomon warned us not to rush into God’s presence with words. That’s what fools do. And often, that’s what we do.

I don't suffer fools, and I like to see fools suffer.

If you don't risk doing something foolish, you'll never do anything special.

My take on celebrity is simply that some of us have to make a bigger fool of ourselves than others.

Men may live fools, but fools they cannot die.

If the fools do not control the world, it isn't because they are not in the majority.

Flattery makes fools of the best of us.

I find it ridiculous to assign a gender to an inanimate object incapable of disrobing and making an occasional fool of itself.