Without fools the rest of us could not succeed.           —Mark Twain

Fools are wise until they speak.                            —Randle Cotgrave

A fool and his words are soon parted.              —William Shenstone

The gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools.             —Larry Niven

A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.

                                                                                      —Nicholas Boileau

The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.                — Josh Billings

Get the fools on your side and you can be elected to anything.

                                                                                               —Frank Dane

If a million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.

                                                                                         —Anatole France

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain, and most fools do.

                                                                                  —Benjamin Franklin

Fools’ names, like fools’ faces, Are often seen in public places.

                                                                                          —Thomas Fuller

‘Tis an old maxim in the schools, / That flattery’s the food of fools; / Yet now and then your men of wit /  Will condescend to take a bit.                                                                                         —Jonathan Swift

You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.

                                                                                                        —Colette