Quotes about Foolishness
Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
— Anonymous
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes.
— Anonymous
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
— Anonymous
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
— Anonymous
He would flay the fox, say the ape's paternoster, return to his sheep, and turn the hogs to the hay. He would beat the dogs before the lion, put the plough before the oxen, and claw where it did not itch.
— Francois Rabelais
Oh, what foolish creatures we are. Cursed with our pride! Cursed with our stubbornness! No wonder God has forsaken us.
— Francine Rivers
Only fools and the dead are content.
— Francine Rivers
But you invite ..." "I invite a bit of military nonsense." "That's what I ..." "Duncan, I am a teacher. Remember that. By repetition, I impress the lesson." "What lesson?" "The ultimately suicidal nature of military foolishness.
— Frank Herbert
I'll give you my father's answer to those who act without thinking: 'A stone is heavy and the sand is weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
— Frank Herbert
He wouldn't know how to pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were printed on the heel.
— Lyndon B. Johnson
God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.
— Madeleine L'Engle
Beware of pride and arrogance, Charles, for they may betray you.
— Madeleine L'Engle