305 Quotes About Foolishness

We are averse to the truth because the truth is averse to our greed. And so we will either give up our greed and surrender to the truth, or we embrace our greed and surrender everything else.

Without exaggerating the point, the difference between ‘what I should do’ verses ‘what I want to do’ is quite frankly the difference between success and failure.

Right or not, I love two things more than anything else. First, I love me. Second, I love using you to love me. And if I were to add a third thing to this mess, it would be that neither of these are love.

For well you know that it's a fool who plays it coolby making his world a little colder...

In choosing to exchange precious principles for worthless impulses, I have far too often bankrupted my soul in order to bankroll my ego.

Has he written to you?''He writes frequently.''Shew me his letters this instant, I order you'; and M. de Renal added six feet to his stature.

Stay solid on your end, hold on to your wise opinion, you can't control what other people do or say, you can't stop a fool from being foolish, and you won't share in his shame, sorrow, and regrets.

Any fool can break something, criticise someone and tear things apart. It takes a far more skilled, wise and kind soul to build something, nurture someone, fix things and help others thrive over time.

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