There’s no such thing as a foolproof system. That idea fails to take into account the creativity of fools. – Frank Abagnale
Without a notion of the transcendental, human beings would, indeed, be animals; however, only fools can be convinced of it, and only degenerates need such a conviction. – Franz Grillparzer
The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception. – The Bible Proverbs 14:8
Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves. – Lord Byron
Journalists, who are skeptical to begin with, simply do not like to be lied to or made fools of. – Roger Mudd
Drinking makes such fools of people, and people are such fools to begin with that it’s compounding a felony. – Robert Benchley
Let that which stood in front go behind, let that which was behind advance to the front, let bigots, fools, unclean persons, offer new propositions, let the old propositions be postponed. – Walt Whitman
In the days of Caesar, kings had fools and jesters. Now network presidents have anchormen. – Ted Koppel
I have always maintained that the one important phenomenon presented by modern society is – the enormous prosperity of Fools. – Wilkie Collins