Foolishness Quotes

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.

The foolish man conceives the idea of 'self.' The wise man sees there is no ground on which to build the idea of 'self;' thus, he has a right conception of the world and well concludes that all compounds amassed by sorrow will be dissolved again, but the truth will remain.

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.

The man who remains a fool even in advanced age is really a fool, just as the Indra-Varuna fruit does not become sweet no matter how ripe it might become.

Foolishness is indeed painful, and verily so is youth, but more painful by far than either is being obliged in another person's house.

Do not keep company with a fool for as we can see he is a two-legged beast. Like an unseen thorn he pierces the heart with his sharp words.

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubts.

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction.

Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit.

Lord, what fools these mortals be!

Fools call wise men fools. A wise man never calls any man a fool.

I am a fool, but I know I'm a fool and that makes me smarter than you.

The tongue of a fool is the key of his counsel, which, in a wise man, wisdom hath in keeping.