Quotes about Folly

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National boundaries are not evident when we view the Earth from space. Fanatical ethnic or religious or national chauvin — Carl Sagan, Cosmos
Courage is the complement of fear. A man who is fearless cannot be courageous. [He is also a fool.] — Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love
Do they see the lethal insanity of a race to the brink of oblivion, and then over the edge? Apparently not. If they did, — Stephen King, The Dark Tower
War is ever the folly of the ignorant. But I have seen much to convince me some wars must be fought, to the bitterest en — Anthony Ryan, Queen of Fire
The problem is that the people with the most ridiculous ideas are always the people who are most certain of — Bill Maher
Chief among the forces affecting political folly is lust for power, named by Tacitus as "the most flagrant of all passio — Barbara W. Tuchman, The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
Teach the ignorant. Study the wise. Avoid the foolish. Embrace the enlightened. — Matshona Dhliwayo
At ten, you are foolish. At twenty, you are naive. At thirty, you are alert. At forty, you are experienced. At fifty, yo — Matshona Dhliwayo
The most difficult door to open is the entrance to an ignorant mind. — Matshona Dhliwayo
Maybe times are never strange to women: it is just one continuous monotonous thing full of the repeated follies of their — William Faulkner, The Unvanquished
Can human folly harbour a more arrogant or ungrateful thought than the notion that whereas God makes man beautiful in bo — Augustine of Hippo, Select Letters
The evolution of man is slow. The injustice of men is great. — Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man Under Socialism
I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away! — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
It seems, in fact, that the more advanced a society is, the greater will be its interest in ruined things, for it will s — Alain de Botton, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
For it is the condition of his rule that he shall spend his life trying to impress the 'natives,' and so in every crisis — George Orwell, Shooting an Elephant
There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like gre — Gautama Buddha
The folly and wisdom of men starts when they stop thinking and start acting. — David Benedict Zumbo
It is better to be accepted by the bright few than by the dull masses. — Matshona Dhliwayo
A few hours spent reading a book is better than a lifetime of ignorance. — Matshona Dhliwayo
Fall from ignorance, and you will rise to reason. — Matshona Dhliwayo