The Fool Quotes

Fool! Don't you see now that I could have poisoned you a hundred times had I been able to live without you.

Rules are for the obidience of fools and interpretations of smart men.

I've realized that somebody who's tired and needs a rest, and goes on working all the same is a fool.

Last words are for those fools who believe they have not yet said enough.

A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.

Only a fool trips on what is behind him.

Every year, back comes Spring, with nasty little birds yapping their fool heads off and the ground all mucked up with plants.

[He] may talk like an idiot, and look like an idiot, but don't let that fool you: he really is an idiot.

A diamond was laying in the street covered with dirt. Many fools passed by. Someone who knew diamonds picked it up.

Only a fool would let his enemy teach his children.

No one party can fool all of the people all of the time; that's why we have two parties

Fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it.

True wisdom is less presuming than folly. The wise man doubteth often, and changeth his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubteth not; he knoweth all things but his own ignorance.

If the majority doesn't laugh at you, beware that you must be saying something wrong. When the majority thinks you are a fool, only then is there some possibility of you being a wise man.

A mother takes twenty years to make a man of her boy, and another woman makes a fool of him in twenty minutes.

The biggest fool is he who has learned much, taught much, and is still discontented.

The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.

Be wise among the wise, but pretend to be dull among fools.

Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.

He who loves not women, wine, and song Remains a fool his whole life long.

I no have education. I have inspiration. If I was educated I would be a damn fool.

How ill white hairs become a fool and jester!

Battles I lose none I make crews run I get fools done, got ten fingers but only use one

I know a lot of people think I'm dumb. Well, at least I ain't no educated fool.

You don't get to be old bein' no fool.

If you argue with a fool, someone passing by will not be able to tell who is the fool and who is not.

Whenever you commend, add your reasons for doing so; it is this which distinguishes the approbation of a man of sense from the flattery of sycophants and admiration of fools.

Silence is the best response to a fool.

He who claims to be sure of something for which there is no evidence is a fool, and he who acts on the basis of what cannot be proved is an imposter.

Any fool can destroy trees, they cannot run away.

I assure you, an educated fool is more foolish than an uneducated one.

One day you pick up the guitar and you feel like a great master, and the next day you feel like a fool. It’s because we’re different every day, but the guitar is always the same…beautiful.

Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.

After the event, even a fool is wise.

Any fool can destroy trees. They cannot run away; and if they could, they would still be destroyed-chased and hunted down as long as fun or a dollar could be got of their bark hides.

Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.

To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.

As the bee collecteth honey with great zest, so the fool collecteth wealth.

Think about the fool who by his virtue can be found in a most unusual situation playing jester to the clown.

Oh, innocent victims of Cupid, remember this terse little verse: To let a fool kiss you is stupid. To let a kiss fool you is worse.

Who knows where the road will lead us Only a fool would say, But if you let me love you I'm sure to love you all the way.

The fool who thinks he is wise is just a fool. The fool who knows he is a fool is wise indeed.

Magicians are the most honest people in the world; they tell you they're gonna fool you, and then they do it.

The fellow that agrees with everything you say is either a fool or he is getting ready to skin you.

Only a fool would try to deprive working men and working women of their right to join the union of their choice.

A fool and his money are soon elected.

Don't speak to fools, they scorn the wisdom of your words.

Sometimes angels rush in where fools fear to tread.

The fool says, "These are my sons, this is my land, this is my money." In reality, the fool does not own himself, much less sons, land, or money.