Subject: Intelligence » Fools (Page 5)

You cannot fashion a wit out of two half-wits.

(1942 – ) English politician
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A fool and his money is a friend indeed.

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

(1876 – 1933) screenwriter
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There are well-dressed foolish ideas, just as there are well-dressed fools.

(1741 – 1794) French writer
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Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

(85–43 BC) Latin writer
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Ninety-nine percent of the people in the world are fools and the rest of us are in great danger of contagion.

(1897 – 1975) American author & playwright
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The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.

(1818 – 1885) humorist
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Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.

(427 BC – 347 BC) Greek author & philosopher
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Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

(1809 – 1865) 16th U.S. president
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Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.

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

(1956 – ) American comedian
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He’s a fool that makes his doctor his heir.

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor
Doctors Fools Health Intelligence

New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time.

(1877 – 1947) British diarist & critic
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Empty vessels make most noise.

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Intelligent people make many mistakes because they cannot believe the world is really as foolish as it is.

(1741 – 1794) French writer
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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
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An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.

(1689 – 1755) French philosopher & political commentator
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A pipe gives a wise man time to think and a fool something to stick in his mouth.

Fools Murphy’s Laws Wisdom

The surprising thing about young fools is how many survive to become old fools.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist
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Little things affect little minds.

(1804 – 1881) British prime minister, politician & author
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The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.

(1904 – 1989) Spanish surrealist painter
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