Fool Quotes Quotes & Sayings

Leading fools is like leading no one.
Following a fool is like following no one.
The wise make the best leaders and followers. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Let the fools hold on to their treasured stupidity
Let yourself be safe in wisdom with much rapidity — Munia Khan

Writing is something you Do and not discuss. Talk is cheap, wishes are free and a fool is included with every purchase. So spend your time wisely. — Jaime Reed

Only a fool would wish to go back who he was. — Laurie Viera Rigler

When you live by understanding, you will not be fooled any longer — Sunday Adelaja

It's a fool who thinks having a kid is a right, which is the biggest crock of fish heads I've ever heard. — Carew Papritz

A fool is surrounded by blessings, but is chained by folly and thus cannot reach them. A wise person is surrounded by blessings, and has extra-long arms to reach for them. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Fools hurt with their words;
the wicked hurt with their deeds.
Evil words are a cancer to world;
evil deeds are a cancer to the soul. — Matshona Dhliwayo

I just wanted to be your fool. But you were too fool to understand. — Arzum Uzun

Idiots are of two kinds: those who try to be smart and those who think they are smart. — Raheel Farooq

The fool has said in his heart: pass me another Everlasting God-Stopper, please. — M.J. McGuire

A sage benefits from his mistakes more than a fool benefits from his triumphs. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Most fools think he is the wisest person but the most wise person thinks he is a fool. — Debasish Mridha

A word from the wise is better than a thesis from a fool. — Matshona Dhliwayo

You can fool people in public, but you will never fool truth even in private. You can fool yourself a thousand times, but you cannot fool God even once. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Danger is a fool's acquaintance,
death is his friend,
and wisdom is his enemy. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A fool's mouth is bigger than his brain. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A wise man understands, an intelligent man knows, but a fool pretends to know. — Debasish Mridha

The wise see in the dark;
the foolish are blind, even in light. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A fool is a thorn in his own flesh,
and day after day his wounds worsen.
The more he serves folly,
the more foolish he becomes. — Matshona Dhliwayo

The moment you start arguing with an ignorant fool, you have already lost. — Ali Ibn Abi Talib

A wise person can never be truly poor;
a foolish person can never be truly rich. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't let the devil fool you! Unless he's handsome. — Ljupka Cvetanova

An insincere wise man has more power than a sincere fool. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Fools do not acknowledge God,
the proud reject Him,
the wise embrace Him,
and the righteous worship Him. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Jealousy is but a fool's act of chivalry. — Raneem Kayyali

To love God with our hearts and our minds, let's resolve to glorify God by not being women who fool others or who are easily fooled ourselves. Avoiding a bad thought day depends on it. — Patty Houser

By the time a fool learns how to hold a spear, the lion has eaten him. — Matshona Dhliwayo

If you want to punish a sage lock him in the same room with a fool. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Reading a book is better than talking to a fool. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Foolish minds will entertain you, but confuse minds will irritate you. — Amit Kalantri

What the wise acquire easily fools only acquire miraculously. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Human Nature One Looks Negativity to Improve Him/Her & Other Looks Their Negativity To Proof That I am A Fool — Er Sachin Masand

A hardworking fool is the same as a lazy one. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Half is better than none unless it be of a wit. — Susan Lendroth

A wise person is on firm ground,
a fool is on thin ice,
and an evil person is already drowning. — Matshona Dhliwayo

I am such a classic fool, aren't I?"

"No, not a fool. Just in love,"

"It's all the same."

"No, it's not. — Sapan Saxena

What a wise man knows is great,
what a fool knows is little,
and what God knows is infinite.
God does not condemn a man for not knowing,
but condemns a man for knowing and not doing. — Matshona Dhliwayo

From the beginning, man could look up at a vast universe dotted by innumerable stars to find every evidence that he was nothing. This evidence only grows stronger as science and technology record an expanse of galaxies filled with planetary solar systems beyond any visible end. Man is but a grain of sand lost on an endless seashore, and yet he believes with conviction in his own greatness. He is either a divine soul intuitively aware of his inherent, limitless potential - or he is a blind fool. — Richelle E. Goodrich

Most survivors tend to be the care-giver rather than the care-receiver. We tend to be good at being spouses and parents, anticipating our loved ones needs, going the second mile when it came to self sacrifice. But seldom can we ask our loved ones to give to us. We fool ourselves into believing we don't need much. — Beverly Engel

God is colourblind. But we are not God. God does not need to see colour and difference. God is far bigger than all of that. We are human. We are destined to grow and learn from each other and with each other and there is no growing, there is no learning, there is no wonder and no majesty in life if we were like God. We were meant to see colour and difference.To deny these is to lack respect. To blind ourselves to these is to fool one another. To shun these is to deny ourselves growth and knowledge. — C. JoyBell C.

Don't let religion turn you into a fool — Sunday Adelaja

A wise man's sorrow is better than a fool's happiness. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A fool always finds something to complain about, and a wise person always finds something to appreciate. — Debasish Mridha

A wise person can do more with one opportunity than a fool with a thousand. — Matshona Dhliwayo

To expect to be kissed having bad breath is the secret of a fool. — Dejan Stojanovic

The wise are in the light,
moving forward;
the foolish are in the dark,
moving backwards. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Show me a man who mistakes patience for weakness and I'll show you a fool. — DeWayne Owens

As worms are used to bait fish; bribes are used to ensnare fools. — Matshona Dhliwayo

I love foolish people because I am not enough of a fool to not love them. — Debasish Mridha

A fool's toil enriches another. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A fool stumbles when he walks; the wise are not hampered even when they run. — Matshona Dhliwayo

He who discovers the light, discovers life.
He who discovers the dark, discovers death,
Neither are wrong and neither are right; your perception is what will guide your path. Our minds are our tools, our hearts our truth and our instinct our guidance, don't let them fool you. — Nikki Rowe

A wise man learns from his mistakes;
a fool won't even learn from his fatal ones.
There is no such thing as an intentional mistake,
but no man is a fool accidentally. — Matshona Dhliwayo

If you debate the wise,
no matter how poor,
they will hearken to wisdom.
If you debate the foolish,
no matter how rich,
they will mock wisdom. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Death is around the corner for everyone, but always beside a fool. — Matshona Dhliwayo

If you are a fool for days,
you will lose some blessings.
If you are a fool for months,
you will lose numerous blessings.
If you are a fool for years,
you will lose many blessings.
If you are a fool for decades,
you will lose enormous blessings.
If you are a fool for a lifetime,
you will lose countless blessings. — Matshona Dhliwayo

I will act before I think" is the motto of a fool. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Love and pride will never dwell together, never ! Do not fool yourself, God and the devil will never share the same space. Therefore, drop your pride and experience love. — Khuliso Mamathoni

The difference between an ignorant fool shoveling manure in a bullpen, and a fool with a PhD, is that the fool with the PhD can shovel more of it, faster. — Dimitris Mita

It is better to have an enemy than to have a fool for a friend. — Matshona Dhliwayo

If you are planning to work very hard, start working by screwing around! Lounge about at home; fool around in the streets or in the fields! Laziness will fill you with energy! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

A wise person is silent and rarely wants to show his wisdom. A fool is always vocal and uses every opportunity to show his foolishness. — Debasish Mridha

A fool thinks that he can cheat others, but a prudent man knows that he can only cheat himself. — Debasish Mridha

I'd rather be a fool than afraid. — A.D. Posey

Insults from a sage are better than praises from a fool. — Matshona Dhliwayo

It is hard to befool a fool who has already been fooled so many times — Munia Khan

He who is shallow cannot be expected to say anything deep. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Julesa: "Are you a fool? Father will have you hung if he realises you've escaped."
Never: "Everyone dies from something. — Ashley Capes

The pessimist may call the optimist a fool; but who is more foolish, the happy individual who expects more happiness or the one who fills his life with bitterness and has only more despair to look forward to? — Wayne Gerard Trotman

A wise person is able to save a city;
a fool is able to destroy a nation. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Only a fool lights a fire and tries to hide at the same time. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A fool's mind is at the mercy of his tongue and a wise man's tongue is under the control of
his mind. — Hazrat Ali Ibn Abu-Talib

Better to be silent and thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt. — Andre Gide

The loudest voice in a room is seldom the wisest. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Life can never be perfect. Don't let anyone fool you into believing that it will be. — Dennis Adonis

There are many fools who go to school,
and many more who don't. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A wise person makes use of one opportunity where as a fool misses a thousand. — Matshona Dhliwayo

It is when we think we can act like God, that all respect is lost, and I think this is the downfall of peace. We lie if we say we do not see color and culture and difference. We fool ourselves and cheat ourselves when we say that all of us are the same. We should not want to be the same as others and we should not want others to be the same as us. Rather, we ought to glory and shine in all of our differences, flaunting them fabulously for all to see! It is never a conformity that we need! We need not to conform! What we need is to burst out into all these beautiful colors! — C. JoyBell C.

When you are honest, loving, and kind people may think that you are weak, naive, and a fool but be loving, kind, and honest anyway. — Debasish Mridha

A fool is someone who wants you to apologise for your intelligence
-rassool jibraeel snyman — Rassool Jibraeel Snyman

If you don't want to be foolish, don't try to fool anyone. — Debasish Mridha

The greatest fools in the universe are men who think they are smarter than women. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Playing a fool is the best paid role. — Ljupka Cvetanova

A foolish son has no advantage over an orphan. — Matshona Dhliwayo

The Yorubas have a saying, here, my translation in English
a poor fool is a bigger fool rich. In other words, money only allows and enables you to be more of who you are. My bigger translation? You don't jump essence, you jump environs! — Dew Platt

Someone who claims to write with emotion recollected in tranquility, is a fool and a liar. To understand is to tremble. To recollect is to re-enter and riven ... I admire the authority of being on one's knees in front of an event. — Harold Brodkey

A blind man sees more than a fool, even when both his eyes are open. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Books have more useful things to say than fools. — Matshona Dhliwayo

The wise man sees the fool & laughs & the fool never knows why — Jovie Sumner

He who quotes himself has a fool for a source. — Richard O'Brien

Bravery is not the trait of a fearless person, lest the reckless actions of a fool be considered brave. Bravery is the quality that allows us to overcome our fears and succeed. — Gerard De Marigny

A fool thinks he is always right, a wise person always doubts himself. — Debasish Mridha

Your pretense does not fool me, gnome. My eye will be upon you. — Cassandra Clare

Knowledge is air to the wise.
Wisdom is poison to a fool. — Matshona Dhliwayo

When a fool speaks,
his tongue ensnares him.
When a fool acts,
his deeds destroy him. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A man is valued by how sincere he is, and a man is also valued by how much he knows. But if a man knows nothing, he will be regarded a fool, no matter how sincere he is. — Matshona Dhliwayo

And why did men insist on buying the largest size? Didn't they understand the concept of sizes? Did they think buying a magnum sized condom was going to fool me into thinking their Toyota Camery was an aircraft carrier? — Penny Reid

Only fools sow one thing and expect to reap another. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Not only did
I love her,
but I could tell
the universe loved
her, too.
More than others.
She was different.
After all; I would
be a fool not to
notice the way the
sunshine played with
her hair. — Christopher Poindexter