“Folly will run its course and it is the part of wisdom not to take it too seriously.”

“If he believes time has run its course,
A man is a sad thing too.”

“Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.”

“Rarely do we arrive at the summit of truth without running into extremes; we have frequently to exhaust the part of error, and even of folly, before we work our way up to the noble goal of tranquil wisdom.”

“When ignorance is bliss, there's folly in wisdom.”

“Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.”

“I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the wisdom of indifference.”

“I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.”

“Part of the appeal of the fantastic is taking ridiculous ideas very seriously and pretending they're not absurd.”

“He was part of my dream, of course -- but then I was part of his dream, too.”