Fool Quotes
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It is a popular idea that a man is a hero just because he was killed in action. Rather, I think, a man is frequently a fool when he gets killed.
George S. Patton
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The fool that eats till he is sick must fast till he is well.”
George Walter
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It may be well to repeat here the saying that old men talk of what they have done, young men of what they are doing, and fools of what they expect to do. The Negro race has a rather large share of the last mentioned class.
Carter G. Woodson
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No matter how great your wisdom, you can still make a fool of yourself.
James Cook
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Any damn fool can be spontaneous.
Ezra Pound
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The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools.
Herbert Spencer
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The truth is, I've never fooled anyone. I've let men sometimes fool themselves.
Marilyn Monroe
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I used to worry I'd make a fool of myself, but I don't care what anyone thinks of me anymore.
Peggy Lipton
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Only a fool would argue with a fool!
Eric Jerome Dickey
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Compromise is a stalling between two fools.
Stephen Fry
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In the beginning I had women problems, 'cause you know, I represent for the guys. But I was actin' a fool, whilin' out. I'm not sayin' I don't while out anymore. I'm not gonna lie to you.
Wyclef Jean Fugees
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As long as you've got serious investors who wish to put money into football, I applaud. It proves that football is attractive. What upsets me, what I find scandalous is when clubs accept fools.
Sepp Blatter
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You may be an idiot but I don't think you're a fool.
Natsuki Takaya
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All over the world people have developed their own ideas about what's right and wrong in life, but so long as you aren't harming others or the Earth, it's your choice when you decide how you want to live your life - Yours and yours alone. Life's no piece of cake, mind you, but the recipe's my own to fool with.
Haruki Murakami
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"OK, well everyone makes a mistake, right?" But then when you think it probably happened again that's when you think: "Shame on you once and shame on me twice, or however that saying goes." But everyone's been down that road. It's not about the little things anymore, but the major things that tell you if you don't move on at that point then I'm a fool.
Michelle Monaghan
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The fool says, "These are my sons, this is my land, this is my money." In reality, the fool does not own himself, much less sons, land, or money.
Gautama Buddha
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He who quotes himself has a fool for a source.
Richard O'Brien
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I had come in time to learn that it was a mistake to smile a friendly smile when somebody made a fool of me.
Marcel Proust
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My desires are foolish. The things I want are better kept to myself. The hand of silence is steady. The hard blade of silence is clean like night. The code is absolute. Silence is eternal and patient. Silence never makes a fool of itself like I have so many times.
Henry Rollins Black Flag
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Woman's advice has little value, but he who won't take it is a fool.
Miguel de Cervantes
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Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.
John Tillotson
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What a fool I was, not to tear my heart out on the day when I resolved to revenge myself!
Alexandre Dumas
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The most difficult character in comedy is that of the fool, and he must be no simpleton that plays that part.
Miguel de Cervantes
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An evil deed, like fresh milk, does not go bad suddenly. Smouldering, like fire covered by ashes, the evil deed follows the fool.
Gautama Buddha