"We think our fathers fools, so wise we grow; Our wiser sons, no doubt, will think us so."

"FOLLY, n. That "gift and faculty divine" whose creative and controlling energy inspires Man's mind, guides his action…"

"If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise."

"To swallow gudgeons ere they're catch'd, And count their chickens ere they're hatch'd."

"Fools are my theme, let satire be my song."

"Stultitiam simulare loco, prudentia summa est."

"Don’t be afraid to be a fool. Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the…"

"A fool must now and then be right by chance."

"The solemn fog; significant and budge; A fool with judges, amongst fools a judge."

"For fools rush in where angels fear to tread."