Subject: Intelligence » Fools (Page 4)

Intimacy: A relation into which fools are providentially drawn for their mutual destruction.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

There are more fools than wise men, and even in a wise man there is more folly than wisdom.

(1741 – 1794) French writer

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

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Anyone taken as an individual is tolerably sensible and reasonable – as a member of a crowd, he at once becomes a blockhead.

Never argue with an idiot; they will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author

A fool with a plan can beat a genius with no plan.

(1928 – 2019) American business magnate a&d financier

He’s a fool that makes his doctor his heir.

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor

A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions.

(1876 – 1933) screenwriter

Never argue with a fool… people might not know the difference.

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.

A fishing rod is a stick with a worm at one end and a fool at the other.

(1709 – 1784) English author, essayist, critic, editor & lexicographer

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

(1902 – 1963) Danish actor

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

(1818 – 1885) humorist

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

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

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

Fools rush in… and get the best seats.

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

A full tongue and an empty brain are seldom parted.

(1592 – 1644) English writer

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

(1818 – 1885) humorist

Do not argue with an idiot; he/she will drag you down to his/her level and beat you with experience.

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