“The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.”

“To write something you have to risk making a fool of yourself.”

“There was never a genius who was not thought a fool until he disclosed himself; whereas he is a fool then only.”

“And only God who makes the tree
Also makes the fools like me. But only fools like me, you see,
Can make a God, who makes a tree.”

“How can you win a battle, if you don't arm yourself? Only a fool enters into a battle he cannot win.”

“He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.”

“I made such a fool of myself,” she lamented.
“Love does not make you a fool.”
“He didn’t love me back.”
“That does not make you a fool, either.”
“Just tell me …” Her voice cracked. “When does it stop hurting?”
“Sometimes never.”

“The more you read, the less apt you are to make a fool of yourself with your pen or word processor.”

“I’m not trying to frighten you, but only a fool makes predictions based on ignorance; I am not that sort of fool.”

“It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.”