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"Fool that I was, upon my eagle's wings I bore this wren, till I was tired with soaring, and now he mounts above me."

"Fool that I was, upon my eagle's wings I bore this wren, till I was tired with soaring, and now he mounts above me."

John Dryden, English Poet

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"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

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"No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master."

"No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master."

Hunter S. Thompson, American Journalist

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

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

Thomas Shadwell, English Dramatist

Fool, Haste, World

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"The older I get, the less I suffer fools gladly."

"The older I get, the less I suffer fools gladly."

Kathleen Turner, American Actress

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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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"To be able to write a play a man must be sensitive, imaginative, naive, gullible, passionate; he must be something of an imbecile, something of a poet, something of a liar, something of a damn fool."

"To be able to write a play a man must be sensitive, imaginative, naive, gullible, passionate; he must be something of an imbecile, something of a poet, something of a liar, something of a damn fool."

Robert E. Sherwood, American Playwright

Fool, Man, Play

4

"My ears won't fool me. Even when I do a session on digital, we still warm it up somewhere in the process, in mastering or mixing, running the signal through some tubes somewhere."

"My ears won't fool me. Even when I do a session on digital, we still warm it up somewhere in the process, in mastering or mixing, running the signal through some tubes somewhere."

Steve Cropper, American Musician

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"The world is full of fools; and he who would not wish to see one, must not only shut himself up alone, but must also break his looking-glass."

"The world is full of fools; and he who would not wish to see one, must not only shut himself up alone, but must also break his looking-glass."

Nicolas Boileau, French Poet

Fool, Fools, World

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"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

4

"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

4

"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

4

"He who hesitates is a damned fool."

"He who hesitates is a damned fool."

Mae West, American Actress

4

"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool."

"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool."

Anatole France, French Novelist

4

"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

4

"One fool at least in every married couple."

"One fool at least in every married couple."

Henry Fielding, English Novelist

4

"I'd rather be the king of kids, than the prince of fools."

"I'd rather be the king of kids, than the prince of fools."

Jack Black, American Actor

Fool, Fools, Kids

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"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

4

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

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

Moliere, French Playwright

4

"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

4

"I would be a fool to deny my own abilities."

"I would be a fool to deny my own abilities."

Julie Andrews, English Actress

4

"The public! the public! how many fools does it require to make the public?"

"The public! the public! how many fools does it require to make the public?"

Thomas Chalmers, Scottish Clergyman

Fool, Fools, Public

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"Remember that the greatest fool in the world may ask more than the wisest man can answer."

"Remember that the greatest fool in the world may ask more than the wisest man can answer."

Bryant H. McGill, American Poet

Fool, Man, May, World

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"But when I did think about it and looked at the whole package - the producers behind the show, the writers, the cast I would be working with - I would have been a fool to turn it down just because the role for me was another gay role."

"But when I did think about it and looked at the whole package - the producers behind the show, the writers, the cast I would be working with - I would have been a fool to turn it down just because the role for me was another gay role."

Sean Hayes, American Actor

Fool, Gay, Writers

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"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish."

"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Fool, Sense, Talk

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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 doctrinaire is a fool but an honest man."

"A doctrinaire is a fool but an honest man."

Lord Melbourne, British Statesman

3

"He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave."

"He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave."

Andrew Carnegie, American Businessman

Fool, Reason, Will

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"A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times."

"A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times."

Lord Acton, British Historian

3

"That's the penalty we have to pay for our acts of foolishness, someone else always suffers for them."

"That's the penalty we have to pay for our acts of foolishness, someone else always suffers for them."

Alfred Sutro, American Playwright

Fool, Foolishness

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"However big the fool, there is always a bigger fool to admire him."

"However big the fool, there is always a bigger fool to admire him."

Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux, French Poet

3

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

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

Al Bernstein, American Writer

3

"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

3

"Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making a fool of himself."

"Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making a fool of himself."

J. B. Priestley, British Writer

Fool, Man, Risk, Shyness

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"The fool inherits, but the wise must get."

"The fool inherits, but the wise must get."

William Cartwright, English Dramatist

3

"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

3

"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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"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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"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

3

"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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"No one but a fool is always right."

"No one but a fool is always right."

David Hare, English Playwright

3

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

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

Horace, Roman Poet

Fool, Foolishness, Right, Silly

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"Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer."

"Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer."

Charles Caleb Colton, English Writer

3

"Fools are more to be feared than the wicked."

"Fools are more to be feared than the wicked."

Queen Christina, Swedish Royalty

3

"The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool."

"The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool."

Epicurus, Greek Philosopher

Fool, Misfortune, Prosperity

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"Let that which stood in front go behind, let that which was behind advance to the front, let bigots, fools, unclean persons, offer new propositions, let the old propositions be postponed."

"Let that which stood in front go behind, let that which was behind advance to the front, let bigots, fools, unclean persons, offer new propositions, let the old propositions be postponed."

Walt Whitman, American Poet

Fool, Fools, Old

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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

3

"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

3

"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

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