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They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge.
Thomas B.Reed (1893-1902) American lawyer, politician.
A fellow who is always declaring he is no fool usually has his suspicions.
Wilson Mizner (1879-1933) American dramatist, wit.
He was born stupid, and greatly increased his birthright.
Samuel Butler (1835-1902) English author.
Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid.
Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) German poet, journalist.
However big the fool, there is always a bigger fool to admire him.
Nicolas Boilean (1636-1711) French Poet, critic.
Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.
Bible, Proverbs.
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.”
W.R.Inge (1860-1954) Dean of St.Paul’s London.
A fool and his words are soon parted.
William Shenstone (1714-1763) English poet.
The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools.
Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) English philosopher.
He who lives without folly isn’t so wise as he thinks.
The world is full of fools; and he who would not wish to see one, must not only shut himself up alone, but most also break his looking glass.
Boileau.
What the fool does in the end, the wise man does in the beginning.
Spanish maxim.
A fool in a high station is like a man on the top of a high mountain every thing appears small to him and he appears small to everybody.
In all companies there are more fools than wise men, and the greater part always gets the better of the wiser.
Rabelais.
If any young man expects without faith, without thought, without study,without patient, preserving labor, in the midst of and in spite of discouragement, to attain anything in this world that is worth attaining, he will simply wake up, by-and-by and find that he has been playing the part of a fool.
M.J.Savage.
People have no right to make fools of themselves, unless they have no relations to blush for them.
Haliburton.
A fool may be known by six things: anger, without cause; speech, without profit; change, without progress; inquiry, without object; putting trust in a stranger, and mistaking foes for friends.
Arabian Proverb.
There are many more fools in the world than there are knaves, otherwise the knaves could not exist.
Bulwer.
Thomas B.Reed (1893-1902) American lawyer, politician.
A fellow who is always declaring he is no fool usually has his suspicions.
Wilson Mizner (1879-1933) American dramatist, wit.
He was born stupid, and greatly increased his birthright.
Samuel Butler (1835-1902) English author.
Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid.
Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) German poet, journalist.
However big the fool, there is always a bigger fool to admire him.
Nicolas Boilean (1636-1711) French Poet, critic.
Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.
Bible, Proverbs.
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.”
W.R.Inge (1860-1954) Dean of St.Paul’s London.
A fool and his words are soon parted.
William Shenstone (1714-1763) English poet.
The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools.
Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) English philosopher.
He who lives without folly isn’t so wise as he thinks.
The world is full of fools; and he who would not wish to see one, must not only shut himself up alone, but most also break his looking glass.
Boileau.
What the fool does in the end, the wise man does in the beginning.
Spanish maxim.
A fool in a high station is like a man on the top of a high mountain every thing appears small to him and he appears small to everybody.
In all companies there are more fools than wise men, and the greater part always gets the better of the wiser.
Rabelais.
If any young man expects without faith, without thought, without study,without patient, preserving labor, in the midst of and in spite of discouragement, to attain anything in this world that is worth attaining, he will simply wake up, by-and-by and find that he has been playing the part of a fool.
M.J.Savage.
People have no right to make fools of themselves, unless they have no relations to blush for them.
Haliburton.
A fool may be known by six things: anger, without cause; speech, without profit; change, without progress; inquiry, without object; putting trust in a stranger, and mistaking foes for friends.
Arabian Proverb.
There are many more fools in the world than there are knaves, otherwise the knaves could not exist.
Bulwer.
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