207 Quotes About Folly

A fool who cursed the sun was surprised to see it still shining.

For it is the condition of his rule that he shall spend his life trying to impress the 'natives,' and so in every crisis he has got to do what the 'natives' expect of him... A sahib has got to act like a sahib; he has got to appear resolute, to know his own mind and do definite things.

Let us live foolishly, mistakenly, imperfectly and be content.

War is ever the folly of the ignorant. But I have seen much to convince me some wars must be fought, to the bitterest end if need be.

To forsake wisdom is to seek folly,to seek folly is to seek evil,to seek evil is to be in the arms of the devil,and to be in the arms of the devil is be in the arms of death.

In the clairvoyance of this despair he had seen how much his folly had already damaged both of them.

We are all vainer of our luck than of our merits.

The most exquisite Folly is made of Wisdom spun too fine.

Fall from ignorance, and you will rise to reason.