Sorte
Je lui ai parlé de la bonne sorte = I gave it him soundly; I gave him a piece of my mind.
Sortie
Il a fait une sortie = He flew into a passion.
Sot
C’est un sot en trois lettres = He is a thorough fool.
Quelque sot le ferait = One would be a fool to do that.
*A sotte question point de réponse = Answer a fool according to his folly; A silly question needs no answer.
Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l’admire = Even a fool will always find admirers.
[Boileau, Art Poétique, 1.]