Fools Quotes - Page 2

Always remember this, Henri. Men trade for profit. They are driven by greed. But debt is about fear, and fear is stronger than greed. The true power, the weapon that defeats all others, is debt. Fools search for gold. The wise man studies debt. That is the key to all business.

He who lives without folly is not as wise as he thinks.

Everyone gets scared at times. It's only the fools who won't admit it.

For fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Being rich or famous is the only profound thing that some people have ever said.

A learned fool is more foolish than an ignorant fool.

Intelligent men do not decide any subject until they have carefully examined both or all sides of it. Fools, cowards, and those too lazy to think, accept blindly, without examination, dogmas and doctrines imposed upon them in childhood by their parents, priests, and teachers, when their minds were immature and they could not reason.

For God's sake give me the young man who has brains enough to make a fool of himself.

Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed.

As a society we’ve progressed to a point where it is unacceptable behavior to knock someone down who is acting a fool. I teach my children to use their words when faced with a conflict. That’s what civilized people do. All that is fine and good except for one small thing; we’ve enabled the fools......What if people could expect a measure of instant justice when they were out of order? The acts of thoughtlessness would decline exponentially. If you give people license to be fools then you are left to deal with fools. However, if you put fools on notice then they’ll be forced to snap to attention and act right or suffer the consequences. Think of it as an adult spanking.

Many have been the wise speeches of fools though not so many as the foolish speeches of wise men.

Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools that don't have brains enough to be honest.

Silence beyond being the answer to fools, is sometimes the answer of fools.

I am a fool for Christ...whose fool are you?

Hell says hallelujah when fools say amen without understanding or applying truth to their lives.

Alvin smiled back, and kissed her. "People talk about fools counting chickens before they hatch. That's nothing. We name them.

Hain't we got all the fools in town on our side? And ain't that a big enough majority in any town?

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so sure of themselves and wiser people so full of doubts.

Jerks aren't heartbreakers there just fools with good taste.

You have the army of mediocrities followed by the multitude of fools. As the mediocrities and the fools always form the immense majority, it is impossible for them to elect an intelligent government.

It is said that a wise man who stands firm is a statesman and a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe.

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

It was said that the gods favored fools because they were entertaining to watch.

We fool ourselves so much we could do it for a living.

And my hopes they are high I must keep them small

To expect to be kissed having bad breath is the secret of a fool.

Nothing complements a fast mind better than a slow tongue. And nothing aggravates a slow mind better than a fast tongue.

So said Hair-Face, and they killed him, because, they said, he was a wild man and wanted to go back and live in a tree. It was very strange. Whenever a man arose and wanted to go forward all those that stood still said he went backward and should be killed. And the poor people helped stone him, and were fools. We were all fools, except those who were fat and did no work. The fools were called wise, and the wise were stoned. Men who worked did not get enough to eat, and the men who did not work ate too much.

Secrets are foolish creatures, I have learned. No longer do I wish to play with fools.

For in Paris, whenever God puts a pretty woman there (the streets), the Devil, in reply, immediately puts a fool to keep her.

To be full of yourself is to make a fool of yourself.

Being a fool is a billion times better than being blinded by the illusion of intellect.

Lord what fools these mortals be!

To every rule there is an exception—and an idiot ready to demonstrate it. Don't be the one!

It is in the half fools and the half wise that the greatest danger lies.

And it is seldom easy to convince a person that he is playing the fool.

Every inch that is not fool is rogue.

There is a very thin line of demarcation between bravery and foolhardiness.

Malcolm Gladwell can’t help being a pinhead. He was probably born that way.

Rationality attracts conscientious humans, whereas mysticism attracts fools.

Never allow carping critics to deter you from success. Instead, silence them with it.

As time moves on the line will blur. It will no longer seem to be the simplicity of good versus evil, but good versus fools who think they are good.

Choose your counsel, company and companions wisely: beware seeking wise words of advice from a fool or expecting informed opinions or decisions from the ignorant.

Compromise is a stalling between two fools.

Even a fool when he holdeth his peace is counted wise.

If fifty million people say a foolish thing it is still a foolish thing.

Only those who are brainwashed and foolsbelieve in the existence of a god.Those who are indifferent just pretend.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so sure of themselves and wiser people so full of doubt.

World is so full of idiots that you can't even imagine to escape. The only solution is isolation. But it still spares one!

But heroes, at times, had to be fools.

Fools make feasts and wise men eat them.

For ye suffer fools gladly seeing ye yourselves are wise.

With stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain.

There are two kinds of fools: one says 'This is old therefore it is good' the other says 'This is new therefore it is better.'

Friend," replied Michael Strogoff, "Heaven reward thee for all thou hast done for me!""Only fools expect reward on earth," replied the mujik.

He who thinks himself wise O heavens! is a great fool.

Don't drive a car in the dream, else you won't drive it on earth. Don't wish to become, else you won't become. Don't associate with fools, else your ancestors will be insulted. Don't be addicted to wine, else your pocket will be empty. Don't be drunk, else you'll be attacked.

Only fools listen to their hearts. Only fools get attached. We wanderers get in and get out just in time.

Wisdom is the greatest speaker in history;nature, second.Folly is the worst speaker in history;fools, second.

The person who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience.