The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. Herbert Spencer
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. Abraham Lincoln
Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed. Mark Twain
If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing. Bertrand Russell
Only a fool expects to be happy all the time. Robertson Davies
For fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Alexander Pope
There are two kinds of fools: One says, ”This is old therefore it is good.” The other one says, ”This is new therefore it is better.” Dean Inge
A learned fool is more foolish than an ignorant one. Moliere (Jean Baptiste Poquelin)
New Year’s Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time. James Agate
Neither man nor woman can be worth anything until they have discovered that they are fools. Lord Melbourne
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish. Quintilian
He is a fool who leaves things close at hand to follow what is out of reach. Plutarch
I wonder sometimes if manufacturers of foolproof items keep a fool or two on their payroll to test things. Alan Coren
I love fools’ experiments. I am always making them. Charles Darwin
The fool learns by suffering. Hesiod
It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish. Aeschylus
Wise men talk because they have something to say. Fools talk because they have to say something. Plato