But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty. -- 1 Cor 1:27 However big the fool, there is always a bigger fool to admire him. -- Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux [Politicians] never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge. -- Thomas Reed He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks. -- François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools. -- Herbert Spencer Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom. -- Elizabeth Gaskell Looking foolish does the spirit good. -- John Updike Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed. -- Mark Twain A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees. -- William Blake A fool must now and then be right by chance. -- Cowper It is better to be a fool than to be dead. -- Stevenson The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year. -- Mark Twain