Subject: Intelligence » Fools (Page 4)

So I'm at the wailing wall, standing there like a moron, with my harpoon.

(1956 – ) American comedian

Empty vessels make most noise.

A fool and your money are soon partners.

People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.

(1955 – ) cartoonist (Calvin and Hobbes)

The less a person knows, the more he wants to tell it.

A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions.

(1876 – 1933) screenwriter

One has fear in front of a goat, in back of a mule, and on every side of a fool.

(1853 – 1937) journalist, writer & editor

It is wise to remember that you are one of those who can be fooled some of the time.

(1919 – 1990) educator & writer

Nature never makes any blunders, when she makes a fool she means it.

(1772 – 1851) American Presbyterian theologian & professor

Every man is a fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists of not exceeding the limit.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

A fool and his money are soon partying.

Intimacy: A relation into which fools are providentially drawn for their mutual destruction.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

When a man makes up his mind to become a rascal, he should examine himself closely and see if he isn't better constructed for a fool.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

If you make something idiot-proof, the world will create a better idiot.

You can make it foolproof, but you can't make it damnfoolproof.

Little things affect little minds.

(1804 – 1881) British prime minister, politician & author

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.

(1872 – 1970) British philosopher, mathematician, historian & social critic

Equality is not when a female Einstein gets promoted to assistant professor; equality is when a female schlemiel moves ahead as fast as a male schlemiel.

The love letter you finally got the courage to send will be delayed in the post long enough for you to make a fool of yourself in person.

I suffer fools gladly because I am one of them.

(1921 – 2001) Welsh comedian & singer