Foolishness Quotes

Collection of phrases and quotes about foolishness.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Folly is the mother of all evils.

Nicolas Boileau

Nicolas Boileau

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A fool always finds another fool even greater than himself who admires him.

Miguel de Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes

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On the foundation of foolishness, no sensible occupation can be established.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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It is characteristic of fools to see the vices of others and forget their own.

Euripides of Salamis

Euripides of Salamis

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The one who speaks to a fool, even if they are wise, will also appear foolish.

Horace

Horace

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The wise withdraw, the mischievous take advantage, and only fools admire.

José Ortega y Gasset

José Ortega y Gasset

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The villain rests sometimes; the fool never.

Voltaire

Voltaire

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We say a foolish thing and then, by force of repeating it, we believe it.