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Fools14 quotes
The character which results from wealth is that of a prosperous fool. — Aristotle · 322 BCExperience keeps a dear school, yet Fools will learn In no other. — Benjamin Franklin · 1743If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise. — William Blake · 1793The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. — William Shakespeare · 1616Who's the more foolish? The fool or the fool that follows it? — Obi-Wan Kenobi · 1977A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof was to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. — Douglas Adams · 1992All 14 quotes →Foolishness2 quotes
Who's the more foolish? The fool or the fool that follows it? — Obi-Wan Kenobi · 1977For say a foolish thing enough…
... The same thing
Shall pass at last for absolutely wise,
And not with fools exclusively. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning · 1856Learning from mistakes2 quotes
Experience keeps a dear school, yet Fools will learn In no other. — Benjamin Franklin · 1743If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise. — William Blake · 1793Mistakes2 quotes
Experience keeps a dear school, yet Fools will learn In no other. — Benjamin Franklin · 1743If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise. — William Blake · 1793Wisdom2 quotes
If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise. — William Blake · 1793The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. — William Shakespeare · 1616April Fools1 quote
April 1. This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three hundred and sixty-four. — Mark Twain · 1894Being right1 quote
A fool must now and then be right, by chance. — William Cowper · 1782Character1 quote
The character which results from wealth is that of a prosperous fool. — Aristotle · 322 BCCorrosive effects of wealth1 quote
The character which results from wealth is that of a prosperous fool. — Aristotle · 322 BCDeath1 quote
It is better to be a fool than to be dead. — Robert Louis Stevenson · 1881Design1 quote
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof was to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. — Douglas Adams · 1992Disinformation1 quote
For say a foolish thing enough…
... The same thing
Shall pass at last for absolutely wise,
And not with fools exclusively. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning · 1856Downsides of wealth1 quote
The character which results from wealth is that of a prosperous fool. — Aristotle · 322 BCLearning1 quote
Experience keeps a dear school, yet Fools will learn In no other. — Benjamin Franklin · 1743Learning from suffering1 quote
The fool learns by suffering. — Hesiod · 700 BCLife and death1 quote
It is better to be a fool than to be dead. — Robert Louis Stevenson · 1881Life experience1 quote
Experience keeps a dear school, yet Fools will learn In no other. — Benjamin Franklin · 1743Probability1 quote
A fool must now and then be right, by chance. — William Cowper · 1782School of hard knocks1 quote
The fool learns by suffering. — Hesiod · 700 BCSelf-knowledge1 quote
The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. — William Shakespeare · 1616Silence1 quote
Silence is the virtue of a fool. — Francis Bacon · 1605Tourism1 quote
Those who travel heedlessly from place to place, observing only their distance from each other and attending only to their accommodation at the inn at night, set out fools, and will certainly return so. — Lord Chesterfield · 1747Travel1 quote
Those who travel heedlessly from place to place, observing only their distance from each other and attending only to their accommodation at the inn at night, set out fools, and will certainly return so. — Lord Chesterfield · 1747User experience1 quote
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof was to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. — Douglas Adams · 1992Wealth1 quote
The character which results from wealth is that of a prosperous fool. — Aristotle · 322 BC