Best 159 quotes in «foolishness quotes» category

I sit back and try to think. I've been discovering, much to my dismay, that I'm not a criminal mastermind or anything. I'm just brute force and my powers in no way include super-intelligence, which kind of pisses me off.

I think we were very foolish, you and I.

It's astonishing what a number of churches and idiots there are in the world.

It is never cruel to want to save yourself from being swamped by fools.

It is hard to befool a fool who has already been fooled so many times

Its foolishness to claim that one is faithful towards God, when one is habitual of breaking the trust of those who love and respect him.

It was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly; while two or three fools more or less would not alter the scheme of things.

It would be very heard, for example, a basketball owner, no matter how racist he was, to try to operate without Blacks. It would be suicidal.

. . . I will not be sworn, but love may trans- form me to an oyster, but, I’ll take my oath on it, till he have made an oyster of me, he shall never make me such a fool.

Live in the moment... but don't be led by the moment, or the people who belong to it.

Madness is witlessness’s.

Luthicer hummed. "You're either brave or very foolish." "What's the difference?" (Eric)

Madness is blackness.

May foolishness extinct itself after her, followed by honesty, integrity, kindness, hope, love and all its poisonous derivatives that plagued those that treasured them.

Misery loves good company, so if you are surrounded with drama, gossip and fools you may want to consider that you are presently at risk of becoming one of them.

Most of their lives, people are just waiting to be ambushed. ~ Brandon Hull

My father told me once "Son, there are only two kinds people that can do whatever they want in life. Kings and fools.". So I decided to be a King.

My father told me once "Son, in life only a fool and a King can do whatever they want". So I decided to be a King.

Neno moja kutoka mdomoni mwako linaweza kukuletea madhara makubwa. Fikiria kwanza maana ya kitu unachofikiria (ambacho tayari umekisema kichwani mwako) kabla ya kukisema tena mdomoni mwako. Wenye hekima huzungumza kwa sababu wana kitu cha kuzungumza. Wapumbavu hubwabwaja.

Never test the intelligence of a foolish man.

No fool like an clever fool.

None of them seemed to mind sliding around in the faeces and choking in the smoke. They were determined not to miss the opportunity of watching a foreigner make a fool of himself.

Most human suffering is man-made.

One can repent of a sin and have done with it; but the wages of foolishness is the eternal recalling of it.

Only a foolish child would go swimming in the river that swallowed his father.

Only foolish men beat their wives, wise men love them and care for them irrespective of their flaws and mistakes.

Only in this world of topsy-turvy attitudes could outright stupidity, such as I had displayed, be something that got me high marks. I had an amused glimmering of a notion at that point: If I ever turned out to be a complete and utter fool, I could wind up running the whole kingdom. It was something to consider.

Only the foolish would think that wisdom is something to keep locked in a drawer. Only the fearful would feel empowerment is something best kept to oneself, or the few, and not shared with all.

On Stupidity - There is no such thing as a foolproof plan. If there are fools about, no plan is proof against them.

On War – At the end, here is the only real statement either side can use: It seemed like a good idea at the time.

Or maybe, fool that he is, he doesn't know he's playing. Somehow that seems worse.

I was infatuated once with a foolish, besotted affection, that clung to him in spite of his unworthiness, but it is fairly gone now--wholly crushed and withered away; and he has none but himself and his vices to thank for it.

On Adventure - Adventure is just another word for trouble.

One Must Choose Among Both Parties Either To Be A Wise Man That Die To Live In Righteousness And Blissfulness For Eternity Or Be A Foolish Man That Lives To Die For Vanity.

Real comedy is not when you laugh at an idiot, it's when the idiot laughs at you.

On Fate - Fate is the word that people use to justify bad decisions and condone their own mistakes.

Over intellect will make you a genius, over emotions will make you a lunatic.

private loans will utilize existing resources and capital far better than government loans. Government loans will waste far more capital and resources than private loans. Government loans, in short, as compared with private loans, will reduce production, not increase it.

Sento ancora la follia scorrermi dentro, ma ancora non ho scritto le parole che avrei voluto, la tigre mi è rimasta sulla schiena. Morirò con addosso quella figlia di puttana, ma almeno le ho dato battaglia. E se fra voi c'è qualcuno che si sente abbastanza matto da voler diventare scrittore, gli consiglio va' avanti, sputa in un occhio al sole, schiaccia quei tasti, è la migliore pazzia che possa esserci, i secoli chiedono aiuto, la specie aspira spasmodicamente alla luce, e all'azzardo e alle risate. Regalateglieli. Ci sono abbastanza parole per noi tutti.

Royse Bergon: "I've seen your integrity in action. It...widened my world. I'd been raised by my father, who is a prudent, cautious man, always looking for men's hidden, selfish motivations. No one can cheat him. But I've seen him cheat himself. If you understand what I mean." Caz: "Yes." R.B.: "It was very foolish of you to attack that vile Roknari galley-man." Caz: "Yes." R.B.: "And yet, I think, given the same circumstances you would do it again." Caz: "Knowing what I know now...it would be harder. But I would hope... I would pray, Royse, that the gods would still lend me such foolishness in my need." R.B: "What is this astonishing foolishness, that shines brighter than all my father's gold? Can you teach me to be such a fool, too, Caz?" Caz: "Oh," "I'm sure of it.

Some people spend the best part of their lives living the dreams of others

Shame upon him who can look on calmly, and exclaim, ‘The foolish girl! she should have waited; she should have allowed time to wear off the impression; her despair would have been softened, and she would have found another lover to comfort her.’ One might as well say, ‘The fool, to die of a fever! why did he not wait till his strength was restored, till his blood became calm? all would then have gone well, and he would have been alive now.

Similes, are all names of good and evil; they do not speak out, they only hint. A fool who seeketh knowledge from them!

Shall we their fond pageant see? Lord, what fools these mortals be!

Sometimes when you think your kindness may be foolish ask yourself “would the world not be a better place if there were more fools like me?

The magi, as you know, were wise men--wonderfully wise men--who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication. And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house. But in a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest. O all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi.

The fool attempts to predict the next big wave while ignoring the tide.

The foolishness of youth with the cynicism of age is a dangerous combination.

The madness in the heart is the state of mind.

The biggest fool is one who minds the business of others rather than minding his very own