Follies

Famous quotes containing the word follies:

“Of all follies there is none greater than wanting to make the world a better place.”
—Molière [Jean Baptiste Poquelin] (1622–1673)

“Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. Our own share of miseries is sufficient: why enter then as volunteers into those of another?”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

“I long to be in the midst of the children, and have more pleasure in their little follies than in the wisdom of the wise.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)