Most fools think they are only ignorant.
Benjamin Franklin, 1748
He that makes an Ass of himself must not take it ill if Men ride him.
Thomas Fuller, 1732
None is a fool always, everyone sometimes.
George Herbert, 1640
Anybody who feels at ease in the world today is a fool.
Robert Hitchens, 1959
Heh. This is a good one.
There are two kinds of fools: one says, “This is old, therefore it is good”; the other says, “This is new, therefore it is better.”
Dean William Ralph Inge (1860-1954)
A man may be a fool and not know it– but not if he is married.
H.L. Mencken
A fellow who is always declaring he’s no fool usually has his suspicions.
Wilson Mizner (1876-1933)
Puck: Lord, what fools these mortals be!
Shakespeare, 1595
2019 in a nutshell:
Fools are more dangerous than rouges.
George Bernard Shaw, 1928
Again, 2019:
The ultimate affect of shielding men from folly is to fill the world with fools.
Herbert Spencer, 1866
I think I’ll stop there.
All from Quotationary, Leonard Roy Frank, ed., Random House, New York, 2001.
Today’s the 15th
I’m starting to get concerned…
Hey– I just posted two new posts. Hadn’t done anything since more than a week ago. John fell and fractured his hip. He’s fine– just needs rest and little activity but it’s been a smidge… different around here!