Fool

Famous quotes containing the word fool:

“The fool learns by suffering.”
—Hesiod (c. 8th century B.C.)

“Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)

“How can I live among this gentle
absolescent breed of heroes, and not weep?
Unicorns, almost,
for they are falling into two legends
in which their stupidity and chivalry
are celebrated. Each, fool and herb, will be an immortal.”
—Keith Douglas (1920–1944)