The Fool Quotes

They that are fated to be fools, have one consolation, that they are fated also to be ignorant of it.

To be a fool at the right time is also an art.

That's the spirit, one part brave, three parts fool.

Recording wasn't as important to me as actually being to get on stage and act the fool.

OBSOLETE, adj. No longer used by the timid. Said chiefly of words. A word which some lexicographer has marked obsolete is ever thereafter an object of dread and loathing to the fool writer . . .

Wise men have more to learn of fools than fools of wise men.

There's nineteen men livin' in my neighborhood, Eighteen of them are fools and the one ain't no doggone good.

How strange it is, that a fool or knave, with riches, should be treated with more respect by the world, than a good man, or a wise man in poverty!

To reject practice by saying, 'it is conceptual!' is the path of fools. A tendency of the inexperienced and something to be avoided.

If anyone makes himself his own master in the spiritual life, he makes himself scholar to a fool.

Fools are my theme, let satire be my song.

A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat.

A fool may have his coat embroidered with gold, but it is a fool's coat still.

It's a long climb up Fools' Hill.

It's acceptable for men to act the fool. When women try, they're considered aggressive and opinionated.

Life is just a plain bloody mess, that's all. And people are fools.

The only thing more frustrating than slanderers is those foolish enough to listen to them.

Silence is all the genius a fool has.

I am a fool with a heart but no brains, and you are a fool with brains but no heart; and we’re both unhappy, and we both suffer.

I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours.

A man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he is married.

Never let a fool kiss you, or a kiss fool you. Oh, what lies there are in kisses!

Fools are without number.

When in doubt, make a fool of yourself.

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise.

A wise man seeks much counsel...a fool listens to all of it.

The fool wonders, the wise man asks.

Destiny's Champion, Fate's fool. Eternity's Soldier, Time's Tool.

Children are not yet fools, but we shall turn them into imbeciles like ourselves, with high I.Q.'s if possible.

The fool who repeats again and again: "I am bound, I am bound," remains in bondage. He who repeats day and night: "I am a sinner, I am a sinner," becomes a sinner indeed.

You can't fool me, comrade. You want to put on a cowboy hat and keep lawless bank robbers in line.'' "No time. I have enough trouble keeping you in line.

The problem with fiat money is that it rewards the minority that can handle money, but fools the generation that has worked and saved money.

Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.

You can fool people some of the time, but you can't fool them all of the time.

He who disagrees with me in private, call him a fool. He who disagrees with me in public, call him an ambulance.

Until Christ is our treasure, any other motivation we have to suffer for him is a fool’s errand.

My feet have been my best friend for the last 40 years. I've just been a dancing fool on stage, and after awhile you just kind of wear them out.

Those are fools however learned Who have not learned to walk with the world.

The devil fools with the best laid plans.

The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world.

Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error.

Intelligent women always marry fools

The cleverest character in comedy is the clown, for he who would make people take him for a fool, must not be one.

When we are born we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools.

An old fool is the worst of all fools.

Every fool stands convinced; and everyone convinced is a fool. The faultier a person's judgement the firmer their convictions.

Guard your roving thoughts with a jealous care, for speech is but the dialer of thoughts, and every fool can plainly read in your words what is the hour of your thoughts.

I'm not going to be caught around here for any fool celebration. To hell with birthdays!

He is no fool who parts with that which he cannot keep, when he is sure to be recompensed with that which he cannot lose.

The fool is looking for happiness far away. The wise man makes it grow under his feet.