Fools And Wise Quotes:
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
topic: Inspirational, Wise, Wisdom, Foolish Man, Fools And Foolishness
Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.
source: Euripides (2013). “Euripides V: Bacchae, Iphigenia in Aulis, The Cyclops, Rhesus”, p.38, University of Chicago Press
topic: Relationship, Stupid, Communication, Being Stupid, Stupidity And Ignorance
topic: Real, Thinking, Power, Fools And Wise, Real Power
Wise people are foolish if they cannot adapt to foolish people.
topic: Funny, Wise, Wisdom, Wise People, Fools And Wise
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
topic: Inspirational, Life, Motivational, Inquirers, Student Motivational
He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.
topic: Life, Wise, Thinking, Fools And Foolishness, Fools And Wise
Logical consequences are the scarecrows of fools and the beacons of wise men.
source: 'Science and Culture and Other Essays' (1881) 'On the Hypothesis that Animals are Automata'
Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
topic: Love, Wise, Dream, Cheesy Love, Loved And Lost
Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom.
source: Elizabeth Gaskell (2010). “The Complete Works of Elizabeth Gaskell (20+ Books)”, p.2909, BookCaps Study Guides
topic: Wise, Wisdom, Stupid, Wise Counsel, Wise People
There are more fools in the world than there are people.
topic: Silly, Stupid People, Stupidity, People Stupidity, Fools And Wise
Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.
source: Charles Caleb Colton (1824). “Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think”, p.5
topic: Funny, Wise, Humor, Fools And Wise
topic: Wise, Wisdom, Men, Knowledge And Wisdom, Educated Fools
You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
source: "The New York World-Telegram and Sun" Newspaper, 1961.
topic: Inspirational, Teacher, Appreciation, My Mistakes, Energy And Enthusiasm
Be wise with speed; a fool at forty is a fool indeed.
source: The Love of Fame Satire 2, l. 282 (1725 - 1728)
topic: Birthday, Wise, Fortune Cookie, 40th Birthday, Fools And Wise
Fools make feasts and wise men eat them.
source: Benjamin Franklin (2004). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.289, Barnes & Noble Publishing
topic: Fools And Wise
topic: Sound, Opinion, Honest, Fools And Wise, Different Opinions
A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.
topic: Inspirational, Funny, Wise, Foolish Man, Fools And Foolishness
topic: Wise, Mistake, Men, Foolish Man, Fools And Foolishness
Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
topic: Inspirational, Education, Wise, Humourous, Fools And Foolishness
The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.
topic: Business, Life Lesson, Lessons, Pranks, Fools And Foolishness
topic: Education, Wisdom, Witty, Foolish Man, Intelligent Man
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
topic: Wise, Heart, Men, Foolish Man, Open Heart
The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
source: Benjamin Disraeli (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)”, p.5029, Delphi Classics
topic: Wise, Wisdom, Intelligent, Questions Asked, Fools And Wise
A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
topic: Inspirational, Wise, Knowledge, Foolish Man, Worldly Wisdom
Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.
topic: Foolish Man, Fools And Foolishness, Fools And Wise, Fools Day, Funny April Fools
The follies of the wise man are known to himself, but hidden from the world.
topic: Wise, Men, Foolish Man, Fools And Wise, Fools Day
topic: Wise, Men, Foolish Man, Fools And Wise, Persian
A fool must now and then be right, by chance
source: "Conversation" l. 96 (1782)
topic: Truth, Humorous, Intellectual, Fools And Wise
There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.
topic: Wise, Men, Differences, Falling In Love With You, Fools And Wise
Men may live fools, but fools they cannot die.
source: Edward Young (1806). “Night Thoughts, on Life, Death, and Immortality ... With the life of the author. [With plates, including a portrait.]”, p.80
topic: Men, May, Fool, Fools And Wise
It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
source: "Small is Beautiful". The Radical Humanist, Vol. 37, No. 5, (p. 22), August 1973.
topic: Courage, Moving, Simple, Software Design, Something Bigger Than Yourself
A fool may have his coat embroidered with gold, but it is a fool's coat still.
topic: Gold, Coats, May, Fools And Wise
A fellow who is always declaring that he's no fool, usually has his suspicions.
topic: Fool, Suspicion, Fools And Wise
A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.
topic: Wise, Heart, Men, Wise Counsel, Fools And Foolishness
It takes a wise man to handle a lie, a fool had better remain honest.
topic: Wise, Lying, Men, Fools And Wise
The wise through excess of wisdom is made a fool.
source: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1870). “The Prose Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.447, Рипол Классик
topic: Wise, Wisdom, Excess, Fools And Wise
Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great.
topic: Inspirational, Courage, Greatness, Fools And Wise
As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
topic: Time, Silly, Age, Fools And Wise, Age Wisdom
To know is not to be wise. To know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom.
topic: Knowledge And Wisdom, Knowledge Wisdom, Fools And Foolishness, Fools And Wise, Use Of Knowledge
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
topic: Wise, Wisdom, Stupid, Foolish Man, Martial Arts Inspirational
Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed.
topic: Success, Carpe Diem, Being Thankful, Pranks, Equator
I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.
source: "The Last Years of a Rebel: A Memoir of Edith Sitwell". Book by Elizabeth Salter, 1967.
topic: Patience, Stupid, Ignorance, People Stupidity, Fools And Foolishness
A fool and his money are soon married.
topic: Money, Fool, Married, Spanish And English, Money Is The Root Of All Evil