Quotes of Imbecility - somelinesforyou

“ The wise man has his follies, no less than the fool; but it has been said that herein lies the difference — the follies of the fool are known to the world, but hidden from himself; the follies of the wise are known to himself, but hidden from the world. ”

- Charles Caleb Colton

“ The imbecility of men is always inviting the impudence of power. ”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

“ Moderation in war is imbecility. ”

- Admiral John Fisher

“ The rest, called literature, is a dossier of human imbecility for the guidance of future professors. ”

- Tristan Tzara

“ Every man naturally persuades himself that he can keep his resolutions, nor is he convinced of his imbecility but by length of time and frequency of experiment. ”

- Samuel Johnson

“ Our greatest stupidities may be very wise. ”

- Ludwig Wittgenstein

“ The shortest follies are the best. ”

- Pierre Charron

“ You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus some that are beyond imagination. ”

- Charles de Gaulle

“ Folly always knows the answer. ”

- Mason Cooley

“ The key to the age may be this, or that, or the other, as the young orators describe; the key to all ages is — Imbecility; imbecility in the vast majority of men, at all times, and, even in heroes, in all but certain eminent moments; victims of gravity, custom, and fear. ”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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