“Religion was invented when the first con man met the first fool.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
“Lord, I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing!”
Polite Conversation (1738), Dialogue 2
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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)
Noel Coward (1899–1973) English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer
Mad About the Boy (1932)
“What of soul was left, I wonder, when the kissing had to stop?”
"A Toccata of Galuppi's", line 42.
Men and Women (1855)
“To let a fool kiss you is stupid,
To let a kiss fool you is worse.”
Yip Harburg (1896–1981) American song lyricist
"Inscription On A Lipstick" in The Garment Worker Vol. 41 (1941), p. 10.
“What is important is to invent something last, not first.”
Alvaro De Rujula (1944)
Alvaro De Rujula, quoted during CERN Summer Student lecture in 2006.
“To expect to be kissed having bad breath is the secret of a fool.”
Dejan Stojanovic (1959) poet, writer, and businessman
Simplicity http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21390/Simplicity <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“I dont care who kissed you first as long as I kiss you last.”
Rachel Vail (1966) American writer
Source: I didn't care who kissed you first as long as I kissed you last."
-George from If We Kiss
