“This fellow is wise enough to play the fool; And to do that well craves a kind of wit: He must observe their mood on whom he jests, The quality of persons, and the time, And, like the haggard, check at every feather That comes before his eye. This is a practise As full of labour as a wise man's art For folly that he wisely shows is fit; But wise men, folly-fall'n, quite taint their wit.” MenWellsKindPersonsArtEnoughPlayShowsEyeFallQualityWiseFoolFitFellowsWitMoodChecksHis EyesFollyLabourFeathersCravePractiseViolaHaggard Book:Twelfth Night, Or, What You Will Source: Twelfth Night, Or, What You Will
“Now I'm living out my life in a corner, trying to console myself with the stupid, useless excuse that an intelligent man cannot turn himself into anything, that only a fool can make anything he wants out of himself.” MenWantTryingTurnsStupidFoolIntelligentExcuseCornersUselessConsoleIntelligent Man Author:Fyodor Dostoevsky
“At Athens, wise men propose, and fools dispose.” MenWiseFoolProposalProposeStupid PeopleSmart PeopleAthensAthenians Author:Alcuin
“I often had no scruples about deceiving nitwits and scoundrels and fools when I found it necessary. ...We avenge intelligence when we deceive a fool, and... deceiving a fool is an exploit worthy of an intelligent man. What has infused my very blood with an unconquerable hatred of the whole tribe of fools from the day of my birth is that I become a fool myself when I am in their company.” MenWholeFoundCompanyBloodFoolBirthHatredIntelligentWorthyDeceivingTribesExploitsScoundrelsIntelligent ManScruplesUnconquerable Author:Giacomo Casanova
“Passion often makes fools of the wisest men and gives the silliest wisdom.” MenGivingPassionFoolWisestWisest Man Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“Let her alone,' said the enkanto, 'or I will curse you blind, lame, and worse.' The old man laughed. 'I'm a curse breaker, fool.' The elf grabbed one of the Jim Beam bottles from the table and slammed it down, so that he was holding a jagged glass neck. The elf smiled a very thin smile. 'Then I won't bother with magic.” MenSaidMagicFoolTablesBlindGlassesBotherCurseNecksOld ManBottlesLaughedBeamLame Author:Holly Black
“I asked the professors who teach the meaning of life to tell me what is happiness. And I went to famous executives who boss the work of thousands of men. They all shook their heads and gave me a smile as though I was trying to fool with them. And then one Sunday afternoon I wandered out along the Desplaines river and I saw a crowd of Hungarians under the trees with their women and children and a keg of beer and an accordion.” MenTryingChildrenTeachSawsTreeFoolRiversCrowdsBeerMeaning Of LifeSundayExecutivesBossProfessorsAfternoonWhat Is HappinessAccordionsHungariansSunday AfternoonsKegs Book:Chicago Poems Source: Chicago Poems