Subject: Intelligence » Fools (Page 4)

Only a fool can reproduce another fool’s work.

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

(1933 – 1967) English playwright

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

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Only a man who has loved a woman of genius can appreciate what happiness there is in loving a fool.

(1754 – 1838) French prime minister & diplomat

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

(85–43 BC) Latin writer

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

(1952 – 2001) English writer, dramatist, & musician

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

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.

Fools rush in and get the best seats.

There are more fools in the world than there are people.

(1797 – 1856) German critic & poet

A fool and his money are soon married.

(1862 – 1942) American author & poet

There’s a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore looking like an idiot.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

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

Nature never makes any blunders, when she makes a fool she means it.

(1772 – 1851) American Presbyterian theologian & professor

A fool and his money is a friend indeed.

It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious.

Fools rush in… and get the best seats.

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

A word to the wise ain’t necessary, it is the stupid ones who need all the advice.

(1937 – ) comedian & television actor

Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

He couldn’t grow pole beans in a pile of horse shit.

I suffer fools gladly because I am one of them.

(1921 – 2001) Welsh comedian & singer