“it is so inevitable that men will be fools that it is only by another shift of folly that one might not be”
“The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.”
“Only a fool makes threats, and only another fool feels threatened.”
“Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.”
“The world runs on from one folly to another; and the man who, solely from regard to the opinion of others, and without any wish or necessity of his own, toils after gold, honour, or any other phantom, is no better than a fool.”
“Only fools and dead men don't change their minds. Fools won't and dead men can't.”