Fools Quotes - Page 4

A fool always finds something to complain about, and a wise person always finds something to appreciate.

A knavish speech sleeps in a fool's ear.

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

No matter how kind you are, always expect a few imbeciles.

...that in former ages they had been as wise as they are in this present, nay, wiser; for, said they, many in this age do think their forefathers have been fools, by which they prove themselves to be such.

The right to be a cussed fool Is safe from all devices human It's common (ez a gin'I rule) To every critter born of woman.

The magi, as you know, were wise men--wonderfully wise men--who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication. And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house. But in a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest. O all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi.

Hope was a fool’s emotion.

If a man has gold, he lives with the terror that someone will take it away from him, so he builds walls around it. Then everyone knows where the gold is, so they come and take it. That’s the way it always goes, brother. Fools and gold, together.

Even fools say something worthwhile now and again. Even a blind pig finds an acorn sometimes.

For a long time, Conor had known his father and Liam followed a stricter-than-average code, that their hate shone a little brighter than most, but until today, he’d never seen so clearly what fools they were and how blinded they’d become in their intolerance.

We all know we're one day closer to the end when we wake up in the morning. We just kid ourselves that it's not happening.