Subject: Intelligence » Fools (Page 4)

Get the fools on your side and you can be elected to anything.

(1902 – 1963) Danish actor

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

There are well-dressed foolish ideas, just as there are well-dressed fools.

(1741 – 1794) French writer

The word user is the word used by the computer professional when they mean idiot.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

You take a normal guy, give him a wife, give them time, and you've got AN IDIOT!

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

Only a fool can reproduce another fool’s work.

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

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

(1956 – ) American comedian

A fool and his money are soon elected.

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

How did a fool and his money get together in the first place?

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

My father was a simple man; my mother was a simple woman; you see the result standing in front of you, a simpleton.

(1919 – 1985) Scottish comedian & actor

A fool and his money is a friend indeed.

Circus: A place where horses, ponies and elephants are permitted to see men, women and children acting the fool.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Ninety-nine per cent of the people in the world are fools and the rest of us are in great danger of contagion.

(1897 – 1975) American author & playwright

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

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

(1818 – 1885) humorist

Stupid men are often capable of things the clever would not dare to contemplate.

(1948 – ) English novelist

Most people don't act stupid: it's the real thing!

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

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.

How many fools does it take to make up a public?

(1741 – 1794) French writer