“The same principle leads us to neglect a man of merit that induces us to admire a fool. [Fr., Du meme fonds dont on neglige un homme de merite l'on sait encore admirer un sot.]” MenPrinciplesFoolAdmireMeritNeglectAdmirerMemesEncores Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“A fool always finds one still more foolish to admire him.” StillsFoolFoolishAdmireFollyPlus Author:Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
“Brains are still unfashionable for women to wear, and it has always been proof of women's superiority that the more intelligent a man is, the more women admire him, while the bigger fool a woman is, the more men run after her.” MenStillsRunningBrainFoolBiggerIntelligentProofAdmireSuperiority Author:Dorothea Dix
“Fools admire, but men of sense approve.” MenFoolCriticismStupidityAdmireAdmirationAdmiring Author:Alexander Pope
“Let the writer take up surgery or bricklaying if he is interested in technique. There is no mechanical way to get the writing done, no shortcut. The young writer would be a fool to follow a theory. Teach yourself by your own mistakes; people learn only by error. The good artist believes that nobody is good enough to give him advice. He has supreme vanity. No matter how much he admires the old writer, he wants to beat him.” PeopleIfsWayWantGivingWritingBelieveMatterDoneEnoughWould BeYoungArtistMistakeTeachAdviceTheoryFoolBeatsErrorsTechniqueSupremeAdmireVanityGood EnoughSurgeryWriting AdviceShortcutsYoung WritersGood ArtistBricklaying Author:William Faulkner
“Fools admire everything in an author of reputation.” FoolAdmireReputation Book:The Complete Romances of Voltaire Source: The Complete Romances of Voltaire