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Foolish Quotes

Sharp lines on folly, arrogance, and misplaced confidence.

This page gathers pointed observations about foolish behavior, including comfort in complacency and the risks of overestimating one's audience. For a related take on cleverness gone wrong, see the Fool quotes page.

It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.

Quotes by Aeschylus

It is foolish for anyone to be complacent.

Quotes by Zanny Minton Beddoes

Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.

William Shakespeare

New York is a field of tireless and antagonistic interests undoubtedly fascinating but horribly unreal. Everybody is looking at everybody else a foolish crowd walking on mirrors.

Quotes by Wallace Stevens

Always Quotes

It is extremely arrogant and very foolish to think that you can ever outwit your audience.

Quotes by Twyla Tharp

Luck is merely an illusion, trusted by the ignorant and chased by the foolish.

Quotes by Timothy Zahn

Foolish many said; foolish many, many believed.

Quotes by Thomas Vernor Smith

'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' is a British comedy-drama directed by John Madden. The film is based on the 2004 novel, 'These Foolish Things', by Deborah Moggach.

Quotes by Tena Desae

We all do make foolish mistakes.

Quotes by Susan Ford

Enough Quotes

There is something inherently foolish in soldiering on when there is no hope of payoff.

Quotes by Steve Rushin

Stay hungry, stay foolish.

Quotes by Steve Jobs

He lives to build, not boast, a generous race; No tenth transmitter of a foolish face.

Quotes by Richard Savage

A lot of parts written for people of my size, dwarfs, are either foolish idiots or, like, these sages that are all-knowing, and they're very, sort of, come-to-them-for-answers.

Quotes by Peter Dinklage

Economic disasters or foolish wars are hardly guaranteed to bring about large-scale individual self-examination or renew the appeal of truly participatory democracy.

Quotes by Pankaj Mishra

Fool Quotes

It would be a foolish high representative who worked that way.

Quotes by Paddy Ashdown

There are well-dressed foolish ideas just as there are well-dressed fools.

Quotes by Nicolas Chamfort

I have a class prejudice - against the upper class, which is foolish.

Quotes by Miriam Margolyes

Women are especially sensible in matters relating to tipping: fair but not foolish.

Quotes by Michael Frome

The Lord commonly gives riches to foolish people, to whom he gives nothing else.

Quotes by Martin Luther

He Quotes

It's so easy to look foolish online.

Quotes by M. J. Rose

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the theme of this Foolish quotes page?
It centers on folly in different forms, from being too comfortable and complacent to underestimating the people you're trying to reach or impress.
Is there a quote comparing wit and foolishness?
Yes, the classic observation that a witty fool beats a foolish wit is included, playing on how cleverness and folly can overlap.
Do any quotes mention crowds or public perception?
One line describes a busy, competitive city as full of people watching each other like a foolish crowd staring into mirrors, a comment on vanity and self-absorption.
Are these quotes meant to be humorous or cautionary?
Both. Some poke fun at foolish behavior with light irony, while others serve as a genuine caution against arrogance or complacency.
Where can I find more quotes about cleverness and folly?
The Fool quotes page has closely related sayings worth browsing.

The tone here swings between playful wordplay and genuine warning against arrogance. Check out Enough or Always for more sayings on self-awareness.