It would be easier to endow a fool with intellect than to persuade him that he had none.—Babinet.
At thirty man suspects himself a fool;
Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan;
At fifty, chides his infamous delay,
Pushes his prudent purpose to resolve,
Resolves—and re-resolves; then dies the same.
—Young.
It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others, and to forget his own.—Cicero.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.—Pope.
A fool is often as dangerous to deal with as a knave, and always more incorrigible.—Colton.
Always win fools first. They talk much, and what they have once uttered they will stick to; whereas there is always time, up to the last moment, to bring before a wise man arguments that may entirely change his opinion.—Helps.
Young men think old men are fools; but old men know young men are fools.—Chapman.
None but a fool is always right.—Hare.
People have no right to make fools of themselves, unless they have no relations to blush for them.—Haliburton.
Forbearance.—Learn from Jesus to love and to forgive. Let the blood of Jesus, which implores pardon for you in heaven, obtain it from you for your brethren here upon earth.—Valpy.