Foolish decisions Quotes

Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate the successes of the wise.

It's strange what desire will make foolish people do.

'Crowd folly', the tendency of humans, under some circumstances, to resemble lemmings, explains much foolish thinking of brilliant men and much foolish behavior - like investment management practices of many foundations represented here today. It is sad that today each institutional investor apparently fears most of all that its investment practices will be different from practices of the rest of the crowd.

It has been said that there is no fool like an old fool

Only the stupidest calves choose their own butcher.

A fool and his money are soon elected.

For love is a flattering mischief, that hath denied aged and wise men a foresight of those evils that too often prove to be the children of that blind father; a passion, that carries us to commit errors with as much ease as whirlwinds move feathers, and begets in us an unwearied industry to the attainment of what we desire.

If you're going to accept freedom, there's the freedom to be stupid.

People without clear vision are easily distracted, have a tendency to drift from one idea to another and often make foolish decisions that rob them of their dreams.

The Gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools.

I've spent my life making blunders.

Play with a foole at home, and he will play with you in the market.

Foolishness is a twin sister of wisdom.

Battles are not won as frequently by geniuses as they are lost by idiots.

He that sends a foole expects one.

You may be an idiot but I don't think you're a fool.

There's no exception to the rule, yes, everybody's somebody's fool.

Foolish people are never harmless. Stupidity accounts for as many crimes as anger and greed.

Fools give you reasons, wise men never try.

Empty Chambers make foolish maides.

All I can say is that it's amazing what you can accomplish when you're young and foolish.

I don't care what consequence it brings, I have been a fool for lesser things.

Fear makes you do stupid things.

Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.