1.
Fools multiply when wise men are silent.
Nelson Mandela
When intellectuals keep quiet, imbeciles abound.
2.
If you get up everyday and you don't learn you are
a fool
Marcus Garvey
If you persistently neglect to educate yourself, you are a dunce.
3.
There is no god, there is no god, there is no god at all. He who invented god is a fool. He who propagates god is a scoundrel. He who worships god is a barbarian.
Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
'Divinity is a fabrication, the originator of it a dunce, its propagator a miscreant and its admirer an uncivilised.'
4.
A Fool can become a Genius when he understands he is a Fool but. A Genius can become a Fool when he understands he is a Genius.
Abdul Kalam
'A Dullard can become a Savant when he acknowledges his Ignorance, but a Savant can become a Dullard when he realizes his Erudition.'
5.
Is it the fault of wine if a fool drinks it and goes stumbling into darkness?
Avicenna
Is it the fault of alcohol if a dim-witted individual imbibes it and tumbles into obscurity?
6.
The earth destroys its fools, but the intelligent destroy the earth.
Khalid ibn al-Walid
'The earth annihilates its imbeciles, but the wise devastate the planet.'
7.
It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool's paradise.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
It is preferable to be miserable and face the truth than to be content in an illusory bliss.
8.
Only a fool lets somebody else tell him who his enemy is....never let your enemies choose your enemies for you.
Assata Shakur
Never permit your adversaries to decide who you should consider an adversary.
9.
Fearing no insult, asking for no crown, receive with indifference both flattery and slander, and do not argue with a fool.
Alexander Pushkin
Courageously disregarding any disparagement, not seeking accolades, accepting both compliments and criticism without prejudice, and refusing to engage in debate with the foolish.
10.
It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
It is the distinguishing trait of a fool to discern the shortcomings of others and overlook his own.
11.
It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.
Voltaire
It is hard to liberate the ignorant from the shackles they esteem.
12.
Everyone knew it was impossible, until a fool who didn't know came along and did it.
Albert Einstein
"No one believed it could be done, until an uninformed individual attempted it and succeeded."
13.
It's easy to fool the eye but it's hard to fool the heart.
Al Pacino
It's simple to deceive the vision but it's difficult to beguile the soul.
14.
Niggas frown when you up and smile when you down. And when you change for the better, shife fools stop comin' around.
Pimp C
People scowl when you are unsuccessful and beam when you fail. When you make an improvement, those who were previously supportive evaporate.
15.
The fool has one great advantage over a man of sense;
he is always satisfied with himself.
Napoleon Bonaparte
The dunce has one significant benefit over an intelligent person; they are perpetually content with their own conduct.
16.
Any fool can make something complicated. It takes a genius to make it simple.
Woody Guthrie
'It requires a masterful mind to simplify the intricate.'
17.
Yes, ruling by fooling, is a great British art with great Irish fools to practice on.
James Connolly
Commanding through deception, is a renowned British craft with abundant Irish dupes to exercise on.
18.
Movies don't make people act a fool. People act a fool because they want to act a fool.
Eazy-E
'Movies do not incite foolish behaviour; individuals choose to act in an absurd manner.'
19.
One life on this earth is all that we get, whether it is enough or not enough, and the obvious conclusion would seem to be that at the very least we are fools if we do not live it as fully and bravely and beautifully as we can.
Frederick Buechner
20.
Memory blurs, that's the point. If memory didn't blur you wouldn't have the fool's courage to do things again, again, again, that tear you apart.
Joyce Carol Oates
Fading recollection prompts the audacity to persist in activities that shatter us.
21.
I am not dealing with footballers, I am dealing with people. They have fears and worry about failing and making fools of themselves in front of 80,000 people. I have to make them see that without each other they are nothing.
Pep Guardiola
22.
There's no god. He who created god was a fool; he who spreads his name is a scoundrel and he who worships him is a barbarian.
Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
'There is no divine being. The inventor of religion was an imbecile; the propagator of its message is a criminal and the adherent of it is a savage.'
23.
A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
Dogen
'A fool perceives himself as distinct, while a shrewd individual perceives others as equal.'
24.
I am a fool, but I know I'm a fool and that makes me smarter than you.
Socrates
'Although I may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, my self-awareness renders me more intelligent than you.'
25.
Everyone has a right to be stupid, but Comrade MacDonald abuses the privilege.
Leon Trotsky
All citizens are permitted to be foolish, however Comrade MacDonald takes excessive advantage of this allowance.
26.
The three greatest fools (majaderos) of history have been Jesus Christ, Don Quixote - and I!
Simon Bolivar
27.
The fool tries to adjust the truth so he does not have to adjust to it.
Henry Cloud
28.
Fool! Don't you see now that I could have poisoned you a hundred times had I been able to live without you.
Cleopatra
29.
Rules are for the obidience of fools and interpretations of smart men.
Colin Chapman
30.
Last words are for those fools who believe they have not yet said enough.
Karl Marx
31.
A nation can survive its fools,
and even the ambitious.
But it cannot survive treason from within.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
33.
A diamond was laying in the street covered with dirt. Many fools passed by. Someone who knew diamonds picked it up.
Kabir
34.
Only a fool would let his enemy teach his children.
Malcolm X
35.
Don't be a fool for the Devil, darling.
Anne Rice
36.
The biggest fool is he who has learned much, taught much, and is still discontented.
Thiruvalluvar
37.
Be wise among the wise, but pretend to be dull among fools.
Thiruvalluvar
39.
Battles I lose none I make crews run
I get fools done, got ten fingers but only use one
Big L
40.
If you argue with a fool, someone passing by will not be able to tell who is the fool and who is not.
Wilma Mankiller
42.
I assure you, an educated fool is more foolish than an uneducated one.
Moliere
43.
Whenever you commend, add your reasons for doing so; it is this which distinguishes the approbation of a man of sense from the flattery of sycophants and admiration of fools.
Richard Steele
44.
He who claims to be sure of something for which there is no evidence is a fool, and he who acts on the basis of what cannot be proved is an imposter.
Han Fei
46.
Every damn fool thing you do in this life you pay for.
Edith Piaf
47.
After the event, even a fool is wise.
Homer
48.
Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
Dogen
49.
Think about the fool who by his virtue can be found in a most unusual situation playing jester to the clown.
Gordon Lightfoot
50.
As the bee collecteth honey with great zest, so the fool collecteth wealth.
Kabir