Foolishness Quotes - Page 3

• If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.

  Anatole France

  Funny, Wisdom, Stupid

  "Listening and Speaking : A Guide to Effective Oral Communication". Book by Ralph G. Nichols and Thomas R. Lewis, 1954.

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• We also want to try and slow down all this foolishness that's going on between the East and West. We gotta understand that Hip Hop is now universal. Hip Hop is not East coast or West coast.

  Afrika Bambaataa

  Hip Hop, Trying, West

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• We want you to sit down and leave your egos at home and let's get an understanding as to where all this is foolishness coming from. There are others who are putting things out there or throwing a stick and hiding their hand and keeping things built up in the media.

  Afrika Bambaataa

  Home, Media, Hands

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• Only a fool expects to be happy all the time.

  Robertson Davies

  Fool

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• As a man falls out of favour and his wealth declines, we discover for the first time the ridiculous aspects of his character, which were always there but which wealth and favour had concealed.

  Jean de la Bruyere

  Men, Favors, Riches

  "Of Worldly Goods". "Characters", Book by Jean De La Bruyère, www.ourcivilisation.com. 1688.

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• God assumed from the beginning that the wise of the world would view Christians as fools...and He has not been disappointed....If I have brought any message today, it is this: Have the courage to have your wisdom regarded as stupidity. Be fools for Christ. And have the courage to suffer the contempt of the sophisticated world.

  Antonin Scalia

  God, Christian, Wise

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• For us to think we can enjoy, understand and practice the Christian religion with just Matthew to Revelation is foolishness.

  Randall Terry

  Christian, Thinking, Practice

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• Remember that ofttimes the wisdom of God appears as foolishness to men, but the greatest single lesson we can learn in mortality is that when God speaks and a man obeys, that man will always be right.

  Thomas S. Monson

  Wisdom, Learning, Men

  FaceBook post by Thomas S Monson from Jul 07, 2014

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• There are more fools in the world than there are people.

  Heinrich Heine

  Silly, Stupid People, Stupidity

  "One Big Fib: The Incredible Story of the Fraudulent First International Bank of Grenada". Book by Owen Platt, p. 37, 2003.

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• A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.

  William Shakespeare

  Inspirational, Wise, Wisdom

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• He dares to be a fool, and that is the first step in the direction of wisdom.

  James Huneker

  Wisdom, Stupid, Knowledge

  James Huneker (1913). “The Pathos of Distance: A Book of a Thousand and One Moments”

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• Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.

  Horace

  Love, Inspirational, Happiness

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• Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Leadership, Bullying, Funny Inspirational

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• Our wisdom comes from our experience, and our experience comes from our foolishness.

  Sacha Guitry

  April, Foolish, April Fools

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• The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.

  James Oppenheim

  Inspirational, Positive, Happiness

  James Oppenheim (1916). “War and Laughter”

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• Showing off is the fool's idea of glory.

  Bruce Lee

  Motivational, Ideas, Deep Thought

  Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living”, p.88, Tuttle Publishing

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• A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.

  Bill Cosby

  Funny, Life, Wise

  Twitter post from Oct 30, 2009

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• Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.

  William Shakespeare

  Cute, Witty, Fools Day

  'Twelfth Night' (1601) act 1, sc. 5, l. [37]

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• First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Love, Confused, Curiosity

  George Bernard Shaw (2015). “The Collected Works of George Bernard Shaw: Plays, Novels, Articles, Lectures, Letters and Essays: Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion, The New York Times Articles on War, Memories of Oscar Wilde and more”, p.2204, e-artnow

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• To be happy does not mean to indulge in foolishness!

  Jose Rizal

  Mean, Indulge In, Doe

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  The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

  Bertrand Russell

  Education, Confidence, Wisdom

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• A fool and his money are soon elected.

  Will Rogers

  Funny, Sarcastic, Money

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• The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.

  Josh Billings

  Inspirational, Wise, Silly

  Josh Billings (1972). “Uncle Sam's Uncle Josh: Or, Josh Billings on Practically Everything, Distilled from Josh's Rum and Tansy New England Wit by Donald Day”

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• As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Time, Silly, Age

  "The Moral Maxims and Reflections". Book by François de La Rochefoucauld, 1655.

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• Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Sad, Stupid, Silly

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.36, Penguin

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