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"Idealism, alas, does not protect one from ignorance, dogmatism, and foolishness."

"Idealism, alas, does not protect one from ignorance, dogmatism, and foolishness."

Sidney Hook, American Philosopher

Fool, Foolishness, Idealism, Ignorance

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"When I was much younger, I sometimes felt rejected by feminists because of an image that I sold because it paid the bills. Any fool could tell my hair is dyed."

"When I was much younger, I sometimes felt rejected by feminists because of an image that I sold because it paid the bills. Any fool could tell my hair is dyed."

Felicity Kendal, English Actress

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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

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

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

Queen Christina, Swedish Royalty

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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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"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

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"I wasn't absolutely too sure where the Falklands was, and I didn't want to make a bloody fool of myself."

"I wasn't absolutely too sure where the Falklands was, and I didn't want to make a bloody fool of myself."

Denis Thatcher, British Businessman

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"You can fool a person into going to see a movie with a good trailer."

"You can fool a person into going to see a movie with a good trailer."

Nile Rodgers, American Musician

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"Silence is the wit of fools."

"Silence is the wit of fools."

Anatole France, French Novelist

Fool, Fools, Silence, Wit

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"A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool."

"A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool."

Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton, British Novelist

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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

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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

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"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

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"Fortune, seeing that she could not make fools wise, has made them lucky."

"Fortune, seeing that she could not make fools wise, has made them lucky."

Michel de Montaigne, French Philosopher

Fool, Fools, Fortune

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"The fool knows after he's suffered."

"The fool knows after he's suffered."

Hesiod, Greek Poet

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"If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool."

"If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool."

Carl Jung, Swiss Psychologist

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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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"To succeed in the world, it is much more necessary to possess the penetration to discern who is a fool, than to discover who is a clever man."

"To succeed in the world, it is much more necessary to possess the penetration to discern who is a fool, than to discover who is a clever man."

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French Diplomat

Fool, Man, Succeed, World

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"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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"I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection."

"I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection."

Billy Joel, American Musician

Fool, Man, Rejection, Thinking

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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 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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"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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"Prejudices are what fools use for reason."

"Prejudices are what fools use for reason."

Voltaire, French Writer

Fool, Fools, Reason

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"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

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"It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed."

"It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed."

Horace, Roman Poet

Fool, Fools, Shame, Wounds

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

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

Ben Jonson, English Poet

Fool, Man, May, Talk

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

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

Josh Billings, American Comedian

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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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"Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool."

"Very often, say what you will, a knave is only a fool."

Voltaire, French Writer

Fool, Knave, Will

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"Those who claim to have had happy lives seem to be silly fools."

"Those who claim to have had happy lives seem to be silly fools."

Taylor Caldwell, American Author

Fool, Fools, Silly

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"The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the older man who will not laugh is a fool."

"The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the older man who will not laugh is a fool."

George Santayana, American Philosopher

Fool, Man, Will

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"Neither man nor woman can be worth anything until they have discovered that they are fools."

"Neither man nor woman can be worth anything until they have discovered that they are fools."

William Lamb Melbourne, British Politician

Fool, Fools, Man, Woman, Worth

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"Any fool can say he is wise but only someone wise can admit he is a fool."

"Any fool can say he is wise but only someone wise can admit he is a fool."

Michael Reed, British Celebrity

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"I have memories - but only a fool stores his past in the future."

"I have memories - but only a fool stores his past in the future."

David Gerrold, American Writer

Fool, Future, Memories, Past

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"It is unsafe to take your reader for more of a fool than he is."

"It is unsafe to take your reader for more of a fool than he is."

W. Somerset Maugham, British Playwright

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"A fool and his words are soon parted."

"A fool and his words are soon parted."

William Shenstone, English Poet

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

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

Voltaire, French Writer

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"To write something, you have to risk making a fool of yourself."

"To write something, you have to risk making a fool of yourself."

Anne Rice, American Novelist

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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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"Fools are my theme, let satire be my song."

"Fools are my theme, let satire be my song."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Fool, Fools, Satire, Song

"There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have enough to live upon."

"There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have enough to live upon."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Fool, Fools, World

"Better a witty fool than a foolish wit."

"Better a witty fool than a foolish wit."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Fool, Wit, Witty

"A fool's paradise is a wise man's hell!"

"A fool's paradise is a wise man's hell!"

Thomas Fuller, English Clergyman

Fool, Paradise, Man

"The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too."

"The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Fool, May, Pleasure, Will

"It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united."

"It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

Fool, Fools, Fortune, Merit, United

"I'm not going to be caught around here for any fool celebration. To hell with birthdays!"

"I'm not going to be caught around here for any fool celebration. To hell with birthdays!"

Norman Rockwell, American Artist

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