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American writer 1970Related quotes
“What fools these mortals be!”
Tanta stultitia mortalium est.
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“Lord, what fools these mortals be!”
William Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream
Puck, Act III, scene ii.
Variant: Shall we their fond pageant see?
Lord, what fools these mortals be!
Source: A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595)
“What fools these mortals be. (Acheron)”
Sherrilyn Kenyon book Dance with the Devil
Source: Dance with the Devil
“What the wise do in the beginning, fools do in the end.”
Warren Buffett (1930) American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist
“The wise men were all fools, what to do?”
Bruce Springsteen (1949) American singer and songwriter
"Last to Die"
Song lyrics, Magic (2007)
Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) American actress, model, and singer
Source: On Being Blonde (2007), p. 52
Context: The truth is I've never fooled anyone. I've let people fool themselves. They didn't bother to find out who and what I was. Instead they would invent a character for me. I wouldn't argue with them. They were obviously loving somebody I wasn't. When they found this out, they would blame me for disillusioning them and fooling them.
“Only a fool worries over what he can’t control.”
Patrick Rothfuss book The Wise Man's Fear
Source: The Wise Man's Fear
“Lord, I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing!”
Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, and poet
Polite Conversation (1738), Dialogue 2
Viktor Schauberger (1885–1958) austrian philosopher and inventor
Implosion Magazine, No. 51, p. 29 (Callum Coats: Water Wizard)
Implosion Magazine