Inspirational fool quotes will challenge the way you think, and make your life worth living.
Famous Fool Quotes
I don’t argue with fools; I educate. Shannon L. Alder
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Randall Cherry
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Alexander Pope
Who’s the more foolish: the fool, or the fool who follows him? Alec Guiness
Wise men don’t need advice. Fools won’t take it. Benjamin Franklin
If I make a fool of myself, who cares? I’m not frightened by anyone’s perception of me. Angelina Jolie
There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true. Søren Kierkegaard
It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt. Mark Twain
The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes. Winston S. Churchill
Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor. Sholom Aleichem
The greatest fools are often more clever than the men who laugh at them. George R.R. Martin
I don’t argue with fools; I educate. Shannon L. Alder
The greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer. Charles Caleb Colton
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Alexander Pope
A fool with a heart and no sense is just as unhappy as a fool with sense and no heart. Fyodor Dostoyevsky
A fool flatters himself; a wise man flatters the fool. Edward G. Bulwer Lytton
A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool. Molière
The greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer. Charles Caleb Colton
Wise men profit more by fools than fools by wise men. Marcus Porcius Cato
The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes. Winston Churchill
Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. Plato
Fools may have the greatest repository of knowledge but will never attain wisdom. Caleb Ricketts
A knavish speech sleeps in a fool’s ear. William Shakespeare
Humanity is a parade of fools, and I am at the front of it, twirling a baton. Dean Koontz
Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools that don’t have brains enough to be honest. Benjamin Franklin
Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. Plato
Any fool can hope when success lies plainly in view. It wants genuine strength to hope when matters are hopeless. Michael Flynn, Eifelheim
The greatest of all fools is the proud fool who is at the mercy of every fool he meets. Washington Allston
Greatest fools are the most often satisfied. Nicolas Boileau Despreaux
You can’t argue with all of the fools in the world. It’s easier to let them have their way, then trick them when they’re not paying attention. Christopher Paolini
There are two kinds of fools: those who can’t change their opinions and those who won’t. Josh Billings
Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish. Euripides
It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt. Mark Twain
The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way. Josh Billings
Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet. African Proverb
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer. Bruce Lee
Fools talk, cowards silence, wise men listen. Carlos Ruiz Zafon
It is so pleasant to come across people more stupid than ourselves. We love them at once for being so. Jerome K. Jerome
A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart. Confucius
Nothing so obstinately stands in the way of all sorts of progress as pride of opinion. While nothing is so foolish and baseless. J.G. Holland
The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his way. Josh Billings
The only problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so sure of themselves, and wiser people are full of doubts. George Bernard Shaw
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees. William Blake
Only a genius can play a fool. Michael Rapaport
Everyone gets scared at times. It’s only the fools who won’t admit it. Jennifer A. Nielsen
A fool must now and then be right, by chance. William Cowper
Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other, and scarce in that. Benjamin Franklin
A fool will not only pay for a ‘cure’ that does him no good, but will write a testimonial to the effect that he was cured. E. W. Howe
It’s never permitted to be surprised at the aberrations of born fools. Henry James
Any man who does not make himself proficient in at least two languages other than his own is a fool. Martin H. Fischer
Let the fools hold on to their treasured stupidity. Let yourself be safe in wisdom with much rapidity. Munia Khan
If a man is a fool, you don’t train him out of being a fool by sending him to university. You merely turn him into a trained fool, ten times more dangerous. Desmond Bagley
Fools make feasts and wise men eat them. Benjamin Franklin
Quartermasters should not anticipate soldiers to receive full rations.
Only fools listen to their hearts. Only fools get attached. We wanderers get in and get out just in time. Shruti Upadhaya
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. Abraham Lincoln
A fool is a man who believes glory can be found at the tip of a sword instead of on the tip of his tongue. That is life’s cruel trick. Natalia Jaster
The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool. Richard P. Feynman.
Only the foolish would think that wisdom is something to keep locked in a drawer. Only the fearful would feel empowerment is something best kept to oneself, or the few, and not shared with all. Rasheed Ogunlaru
The truth is, I’ve never fooled anyone. I’ve let men sometimes fool themselves. Marilyn Monroe
Foolish men always believe that a little knowledge will give them control over the world, but it is no more than a display of their vanity. J. P. Vinluca
People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually fools. Alice Walker
A fool always finds something to complain about, and a wise person always finds something to appreciate. Debasish Mridha
If silence be good for the wise, how much better for fools. Talmud.
Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it. Henry David Thoreau
The fool wonders; the wise man asks. Benjamin Disraeli.
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
I don’t argue with fools; I educate. Shannon L. Alder.
Without economic concerns the fool dies from boredom. Nicolás Gómez Dávila
The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes. Winston Churchill
To be full of yourself is to make a fool of yourself. Ashly Lorenzana
The greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer. Charles Caleb Colton
Wise people understand the need to consult experts; only fools are confident they know everything. Ken Poirot
Fools may have the greatest repository of knowledge but will never attain wisdom. Caleb Ricketts
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so sure of themselves and wiser people so full of doubts. Bertrand Russell
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart Benjamin Franklin
He who hesitates is a damned fool. Mae West
There are more fools than wise men, and even in the wise man himself there is more folly than wisdom. Nicolas Chamfort
Only fools and liars claim to know everything because the fool thinks all that he knows is everything and the liar knows there is no sufficient data to know everything. Nyona Matende
He who writes for fools always finds a large public. Arthur Schopenhauer
A fool is made more of a fool, when their mouth is more open than their mind. Anthony Liccione
You can’t argue with all of the fools in the world. It’s easier to let them have their way, then trick them when they’re not paying attention. Christopher Paolini.
Foolish minds will entertain you, but confused minds will irritate you. Amit Kalantri
H’aint we got all the fools in town on our side? And ain’t that a big enough majority in any town? Mark Twain
You will rarely make wise decisions if you surround yourself with fools. Rasheed Ogunlaru
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer. Bruce Lee
A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. Roald Dahl
Some people are fools of doubt or simply doubt fools. Stanley Yap
The only problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so sure of themselves, and wiser people are full of doubts. George Bernard Shaw.
The problem with the wise is they are so filled with doubts and questions, while fools are so certain about things. Shannon L. Alder
Showing off is the fool’s idea of glory. Bruce Lee.
Fools put trust in promises; The wise in action. A. Spencer
Nothing so obstinately stands in the way of all sorts of progress as pride of opinion. While nothing is so foolish and baseless. J.G. Holland
Silence is best reserved for the fearful and foolish. Shannon L. Alder
How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself. Anais Nin
Fools may have the greatest repository of knowledge but will never attain Wisdom. Caleb Ricketts
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer. Bruce Lee
