Foolish Man Quotes

• The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but not to the world.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Funny, Wise, Wisdom

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• The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Wise, Heart, Men

  Benjamin Franklin (1987). “Writings”, Library of America

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• When a wise man is advised of his errors, he will reflect on and improve his conduct. When his misconduct is pointed out, a foolish man will not only disregard the advice but rather repeat the same error.

  Gautama Buddha

  Wise, Buddhist, Men

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• A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.

  Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

  Inspirational, Funny, Wise

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  The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

  Bertrand Russell

  Education, Confidence, Wisdom

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• A foolish man thinks he knows everything. A wise man knows he doesn't.

  Amanda Hocking

  Wise, Men, Thinking

  Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.115, Pan Macmillan

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• Fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves.

  Bertrand Russell

  Wisest Man, Thought Provoking, Make You Think

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Who is more foolish, the child afraid of the dark or the man afraid of the light?

  Maurice Freehill

  Fear, Children, Dark

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• A foolish man tells a woman to stop talking, but a wise man tells her that her mouth is extremely beautiful when her lips are closed.

  Robert Bloch

  Beautiful, Wise, Men

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• The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.

  James Oppenheim

  Inspirational, Positive, Happiness

  James Oppenheim (1916). “War and Laughter”

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• Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.

  Elbert Hubbard

  Wisdom, Witty, Clever

  Elbert Hubbard (1911). “A Thousand & One Epigrams: Selected from the Writings of Elbert Hubbard”

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• A wise man who stands firm is a statesman, a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe.

  Adlai Stevenson I

  Wise, Educational, Men

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• Passion often renders the most clever man a fool, and sometimes renders the most foolish man clever.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Clever, Passion, Men

  "The Moral Maxims and Reflections". Book by François de La Rochefoucauld. Maxim 6, 1678.

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• A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

  Bruce Lee

  Wise, Wisdom, Stupid

  Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living”, p.98, Tuttle Publishing

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• A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

  Baltasar Gracian

  Inspirational, Wise, Knowledge

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  Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

  Alexander Pope

  Wisdom, Fear, Angel

  An Essay on Criticism l. 625 (1711)

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• A mother takes twenty years to make a man of her boy, and another woman makes a fool of him in twenty minutes.

  Robert Frost

  Mothers Day, Mom, Women

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• A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.

  William Shakespeare

  Inspirational, Wise, Wisdom

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• He Who Knows And Knows That He Knows Is A Wise Man - Follow Him; He Who Knows Not And Knows Not That He Knows Not Is A Fool - Shun Him

  Confucius

  Wise, Men, Persian

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• The fool sees naught but folly; and the madman only madness. Yesterday I asked a foolish man to count the fools among us. He laughed and said, "This is too hard a thing to do, and it will take too long. Were it not better to count only the wise?"

  Khalil Gibran

  Wise, Laughter, Men

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• A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.

  William Blake

  Wise, Photography, Teaching

  'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell' (1790-3) 'Proverbs of Hell'

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• Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools.

  Herbert Spencer

  Silly, Humor, Men

  'Essays' (1891) vol. 3 'State Tamperings with Money and Banks'

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• A wise man's heart directs him toward the right, but a foolish man's heart directs him toward the left.

  Solomon

  Wise, Heart, Men

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• The wise are wise only because they love.

  Paulo Coelho

  Life, Wise, Brida

  "Elders on Love: Dialogues on the Consciousness, Cultivation, and Expression of Love". Book by Kenneth R. Lakritz and Thomas M. Knoblauch, 1999.

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