An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools.

Fools act on imagination without knowledge pedants act on knowledge without imagination.

History is an account mostly false of events mostly unimportant which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves and soldiers mostly fools.

Ninety-nine per cent of the people in the world are fools and the rest of us are in great danger of contagion.

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom.

When we are born we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools.

It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united.

Start with God - the first step in learning is bowing down to God only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.

Fools rush in where incumbents fear to tread.

For fools rush in where angels fear to tread.