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The Fool

«True wisdom is less presuming than folly. The wise man doubteth often, and changeth his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubteth not; he knoweth all things but his own ignorance.»
«Who is more foolish? The fool or the fool that follows it?»
Author: Alec Guinness | Keywords: The Fool
«The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.»
«To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution»
Author: Marcus Aurelius | About: Life, Solution, Wisdom | Keywords: fool, problem, solution, The Fool, wise
«The wise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when he speaks»
«When the fool is told a Proverb, its meaning has to be explained to him»
Author: African Proverb | About: Foolishness | Keywords: explained, proverb, The Fool
«Thus we play the fool with the time and the spirits of the wise sit in the clouds and mock us.»
«This fellow is wise enough to play the fool; And to do that well craves a kind of wit»

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