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Fool Quotes

"He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; and he that dares not reason is a slave."

"He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; and he that dares not reason is a slave."

William Drummond, British Poet

Fool, Reason, Will

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"It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere."

"It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere."

Voltaire, French Writer

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"The man who has everything figured out is probably a fool."

"The man who has everything figured out is probably a fool."

Jerome Lawrence, American Playwright

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"Every man must wear out at least one pair of fools shoes."

"Every man must wear out at least one pair of fools shoes."

Earl Derr Biggers, American Novelist

Fool, Fools, Man

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"A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions."

"A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions."

Wilson Mizner, American Dramatist

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"To be a man's own fool is bad enough, but the vain man is everybody's."

"To be a man's own fool is bad enough, but the vain man is everybody's."

William Penn, English Leader

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"A fine quotation is a diamond in the hand of a man of wit and a pebble in the hand of a fool."

"A fine quotation is a diamond in the hand of a man of wit and a pebble in the hand of a fool."

Joseph Roux, French Clergyman

Fool, Man, Quotation, Wit

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"As favor and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed, and which no one perceived before."

"As favor and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed, and which no one perceived before."

Jean de la Bruyere, French Philosopher

Fool, Foolishness, Man

24

"We should not fool ourselves. We are not one of the world's top teams any more."

"We should not fool ourselves. We are not one of the world's top teams any more."

Franz Beckenbauer, German Athlete

23

"I go out there and make a fool of myself. It's inevitable."

"I go out there and make a fool of myself. It's inevitable."

Armand Assante, American Actor

23

"I'm delighted by how Nobody's Fool turned out. It was a rare movie."

"I'm delighted by how Nobody's Fool turned out. It was a rare movie."

Richard Russo, American Novelist

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"Is not this whole world an illusion? And yet it fools everybody."

"Is not this whole world an illusion? And yet it fools everybody."

Angela Carter, English Novelist

Fool, Fools, Illusion, World

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"Suffer fools gladly; they may be right."

"Suffer fools gladly; they may be right."

Holbrook Jackson, English Writer

Fool, Fools, May, Right

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"A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough."

"A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough."

Bruce Lee, American Actor

Fool, Quick, Temper, Will

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"My whole deal when I do accents or dialects is I gotta fool the locals. If I fool the locals then I've done my job."

"My whole deal when I do accents or dialects is I gotta fool the locals. If I fool the locals then I've done my job."

Brion James, American Actor

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"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."

"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."

Randall Terry, American Celebrity

22

"Whatever talents I possess may suddenly diminish or suddenly increase. I can with ease become an ordinary fool. I may be one now. But it doesn't do to upset one's own vanity."

"Whatever talents I possess may suddenly diminish or suddenly increase. I can with ease become an ordinary fool. I may be one now. But it doesn't do to upset one's own vanity."

Dylan Thomas, Welsh Poet

Fool, May, Now, Vanity

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"One fool at least in every married couple."

"One fool at least in every married couple."

Henry Fielding, English Novelist

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"A man may be as much a fool from the want of sensibility as the want of sense."

"A man may be as much a fool from the want of sensibility as the want of sense."

Anna Jameson, British Writer

Fool, Man, May, Sense

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"The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but not to the world."

"The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but not to the world."

Charles Caleb Colton, English Writer

Fool, Man, Mistakes, World

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"Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish."

"Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish."

Marcus Fabius Quintilian, Roman Philosopher

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"It's not charming to go on a show and say, I dunno. It doesn't fool anybody. There's nothing glamorous about it at all."

"It's not charming to go on a show and say, I dunno. It doesn't fool anybody. There's nothing glamorous about it at all."

Jeff Goldblum, American Actor

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"As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense."

"As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense."

Jonathan Swift, Irish Writer

Fool, Man, May, Modesty

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"I wonder sometimes if manufacturers of foolproof items keep a fool or two on their payroll to test things."

"I wonder sometimes if manufacturers of foolproof items keep a fool or two on their payroll to test things."

Alan Coren, British Writer

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"No one but a fool is always right."

"No one but a fool is always right."

David Hare, English Playwright

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"The surprising thing about young fools is how many survive to become old fools."

"The surprising thing about young fools is how many survive to become old fools."

Doug Larson, American Cartoonist

Fool, Fools, Old

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"Prejudices are what fools use for reason."

"Prejudices are what fools use for reason."

Voltaire, French Writer

Fool, Fools, Reason

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"I don't fool myself. I can't see myself doing Shakespeare."

"I don't fool myself. I can't see myself doing Shakespeare."

Sharon Tate, American Actress

Fool, Shakespeare

20

"He who will not reason, is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave."

"He who will not reason, is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave."

William Drummond, British Poet

Fool, Reason, Will

20

"A fool too late bewares when all the peril is past."

"A fool too late bewares when all the peril is past."

Elizabeth I, English Royalty

20

"I am firm. You are obstinate. He is a pig-headed fool."

"I am firm. You are obstinate. He is a pig-headed fool."

Katherine Whitehorn, British Journalist

20

"He that is proud of riches is a fool. For if he is exalted above his neighbors because he has more gold, how much inferior is he to a gold mine."

"He that is proud of riches is a fool. For if he is exalted above his neighbors because he has more gold, how much inferior is he to a gold mine."

Jeremy Taylor, British Clergyman

Fool, Gold, Neighbors

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"No psychologist should pretend to understand what he does not understand... Only fools and charlatans know everything and understand nothing."

"No psychologist should pretend to understand what he does not understand... Only fools and charlatans know everything and understand nothing."

Anton Chekhov, Russian Dramatist

Fool, Fools, Nothing

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"But go on, valiant champion; you die not as a fool, though the apostate, unfaithful, and lukewarm ministers and professors of this generation think and say so."

"But go on, valiant champion; you die not as a fool, though the apostate, unfaithful, and lukewarm ministers and professors of this generation think and say so."

Donald Cargill, Scottish Clergyman

19

"Sometimes the fool who rushes in gets the job done."

"Sometimes the fool who rushes in gets the job done."

Al Bernstein, American Writer

19

"Journalists, who are skeptical to begin with, simply do not like to be lied to or made fools of."

"Journalists, who are skeptical to begin with, simply do not like to be lied to or made fools of."

Roger Mudd, American Journalist

19

"The fool within himself is the object of pity, until he is flattered."

"The fool within himself is the object of pity, until he is flattered."

Richard Steele, British Dramatist

19

"Fools, most linguists. Damn all to say in one language, so they learn another and say damn all in that."

"Fools, most linguists. Damn all to say in one language, so they learn another and say damn all in that."

John le Carre, English Writer

Fool, Fools, Language, Linguists

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"When he said we were trying to make a fool of him, I could only murmur that the Creator had beat us to it."

"When he said we were trying to make a fool of him, I could only murmur that the Creator had beat us to it."

Ilka Chase, American Actress

19

"To marry a fool is to be no fool."

"To marry a fool is to be no fool."

Moliere, French Playwright

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"It is the fool who thinks he cannot be fooled."

"It is the fool who thinks he cannot be fooled."

Joey Skaggs, American Celebrity

19

"Am I a fool? I don't think I'm a fool. But I think I sure was fooled."

"Am I a fool? I don't think I'm a fool. But I think I sure was fooled."

Kenneth Lay, American Businessman

19

"A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool."

"A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool."

Moliere, French Playwright

19

"Busy old fool, unruly Sun, why dost thou thus through windows and through curtains call on us? Must to thy motions lovers seasons run?"

"Busy old fool, unruly Sun, why dost thou thus through windows and through curtains call on us? Must to thy motions lovers seasons run?"

John Donne, British Poet

Fool, Lovers, Old, Seasons

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"I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise."

"I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise."

Charles de Secondat, French Philosopher

Fool, Succeed, World

18

"Membership of the United Nations gives every member the right to make a fool of himself, and that is a right of which the Soviet Union in this case has taken full advantage."

"Membership of the United Nations gives every member the right to make a fool of himself, and that is a right of which the Soviet Union in this case has taken full advantage."

Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., American Politician

Fool, Nations, Right, United

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"I was always a show-off - as a kid I was never afraid to make a fool of myself, and I guess that's still true."

"I was always a show-off - as a kid I was never afraid to make a fool of myself, and I guess that's still true."

Ann Robinson, American Actress

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"Jamie's gonna go take a break now, and i am going to continue the on-going process of making a fool of myself and go ahead and try it myself."

"Jamie's gonna go take a break now, and i am going to continue the on-going process of making a fool of myself and go ahead and try it myself."

Adam Savage, American Entertainer

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"A healthy old fellow, who is not a fool, is the happiest creature living."

"A healthy old fellow, who is not a fool, is the happiest creature living."

Gerald Brenan, English Writer

Fool, Living, Old

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"A fool bolts pleasure, then complains of moral indigestion."

"A fool bolts pleasure, then complains of moral indigestion."

Minna Antrim, American Writer

Fool, Indigestion, Pleasure

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