No man is so much a fool as not to have wit enough sometimes to be a knave; nor any so cunning a knave as not to have the weakness sometimes to play the fool

Quote by George Savile

Topics: Foolishness Quotes

Our nature hardly allows us to have enough of anything without having too much.

Our nature hardly allows us to have enough of anything without having too much.

A husband without faults is a dangerous observer.

A husband without faults is a dangerous observer.

Nothing would more contribute to make a man wise than to have always an enemy...

Nothing would more contribute to make a man wise than to have always an enemy...

Most men make little use of their speech than to give evidence against their own...

Most men make little use of their speech than to give evidence against their own...

A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else.

A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else.

When the people contend for their liberty, they seldom get anything by their victory but...

When the people contend for their liberty, they seldom get anything by their victory but...

Education is what remains when we have forgotten all that we have been taught

Education is what remains when we have forgotten all that we have been taught

If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers in the...

If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers in the...

If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers.

If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers.

The best Qualification of a Prophet is to have a good Memory.

The best Qualification of a Prophet is to have a good Memory.

They who are of the opinion that Money will do everything, may very well be...

They who are of the opinion that Money will do everything, may very well be...

Popularity is a crime from the moment it is sought; it is only a virtue...

Popularity is a crime from the moment it is sought; it is only a virtue...

The people are never so perfectly backed, but that they will kick and fling if...

The people are never so perfectly backed, but that they will kick and fling if...

Some men's memory is like a box where a man should mingle his jewels with...

Some men's memory is like a box where a man should mingle his jewels with...

A princely mind will undo a private family.

A princely mind will undo a private family.

Love is a passion that hath friends in the garrison.

Love is a passion that hath friends in the garrison.

The best way to suppose what may come, is to remember what is past.

The best way to suppose what may come, is to remember what is past.

Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen.

Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen.

Malice is of a low stature, but it hath very long arms.

Malice is of a low stature, but it hath very long arms.

Nothing has an uglier look to us than reason, when it is not on our...

Nothing has an uglier look to us than reason, when it is not on our...