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Foolishness is the fact that one thing They are too smart to learn something new. That's why foolish people don't know they are foolish; in their foolishness, they mask their folly as wisdom, yet wisdom knows how to recognize its own simplicity. – Christen Kuikoua	added by ChristenKuikouafans 6 days ago
It is prudent to avoid foolishness, but unwise to lack wisdom. – Christen Kuikoua	added by ChristenKuikouafans 2 months ago
Consider the possibility that the more you engage, comment or react to fools and foolishness online, the more those fools and that foolishness are amplified, promoted and seen. Want to reduce their impact? Consider reducing your engagement with both them and their posts. – Loren Weisman	added by weismanloren 1 year ago
I'm an old-school value guy. There's a lot of foolishness in the markets with cryptos, NFTs and meme stocks. – Whitney Tilson	Found on CNN 2 years ago
John Kavulich politicians focus on politics, so why is anyone shocked when any politician -- whether it's President President Joe Biden, President Trump, President Barack Obama, the first President Bush -- sees it that way ? A politician is going to take into account what the constituents want. Cuba is a domestic political issue, when people say that the President Joe Biden admin should be strong and remove South Florida from the Cuba policy decision-making process, South Florida's foolishness. South Florida's not going to happen. The fact that South Florida is picking up a seat in the House of Representatives makes it even more important for both political parties. – John Kavulich	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It’s like they have to commit foolishness at night. – Kemal Kilicdaroglu	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
I'm not even into politics like that, i just want to continue doing my music and look after my family. I don't have time for this foolishness. – Terrel Wallace	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Foolishness is the hope tomorrow better, wisdow is to make the best possible today. – Oséias Gulart	added by Oséias Gulart 4 years ago
I had to go get my child. I wasn’t going to deal with any foolishness. – Patresha Isidore	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
FOOLISHNESS IS NOT AN ABUSE BUT A QUALIFICATION. Pst Sam Onitiri – Pst Sam Onitiri	added by anonymous 6 years ago
When you compromise with a fool, you get foolishness. – Bill Beham	added by anonymous 6 years ago
This is blatant foolishness and insanity. When he still could address the Bahraini people, Sheikh Isa Qassim... would advise against radical and armed actions, attacking Sheikh Isa Qassim means removing all obstacles blocking heroic Bahraini youths from attacking the regime. – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
People like that he’s willing to just say whatever foolishness comes to the top of his head. – Jon Cryer	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Man was bestowed with intelligence, only to gauge his foolishness!” – Ramana Pemmaraju	added by anonymous 8 years ago
If Lincoln were alive today, imagine the foolishness he would have to suffer. Advisers telling him to shave his beard. Cable pundits telling him to lose the top hat, opposition researchers calling him a five-time loser before the age of 50. – Jeb Bush	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The jihadists want to infiltrate our nation. We have to exercise something that even resembles common sense, that would be foolishness to take in people from a region where we don't have any way in making a determination if this person is radicalized already or potentially radicalized. – Ben Carson	Found on CNN 8 years ago
To try to win always is foolishness, and to try and win at any cost is foolhardiness. Venture out with openness to lose too. Losing in awareness often gives you learning and wisdom. Grow taller in your loss, bounce back and rise; simply MickeyMize. – Mickey Mehta	added by Mickeymized 8 years ago
For me to disavow everything I ever wrote in a newsletter, I mean, that's foolishness. – Ron Paul	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Now suppose someone brings a weapon or decided to do more foolishness, there will be announcements made and the stations made some disclaimers, but what if people don't listen to what they said and they entice violence. – Comedian Bill Cosby	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Now suppose someone brings a weapon or decided to do more foolishness, There will be announcements made and the stations made some disclaimers, but what if people don't listen to what they said and they entice violence. – Comedian Bill Cosby	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
As favor and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed, and which no one perceived before. – Jean de La Bruyère	added by anonymous 9 years ago
Women's Liberation is just a lot of foolishness. It's the men who are discriminated against. They can't bear children. And no one's likely to do anything about that. – Golda Meir	added by anonymous 10 years ago
The fool who knows his foolishness is wise so far, at least; but a fool who thinks himself wise, he is called a fool indeed. – The Dhammapada	added by anonymous 12 years ago
Our wisdom comes from our experience, and our experience comes from our foolishness. – Sacha Guitry	added by anonymous 13 years ago

Foolishness is the fact that one thing They are too smart to learn something new. That's why foolish people don't know they are foolish; in their foolishness, they mask their folly as wisdom, yet wisdom knows how to recognize its own simplicity.

– Christen Kuikoua

added by ChristenKuikouafans
6 days ago

It is prudent to avoid foolishness, but unwise to lack wisdom.

– Christen Kuikoua

added by ChristenKuikouafans
2 months ago

Consider the possibility that the more you engage, comment or react to fools and foolishness online, the more those fools and that foolishness are amplified, promoted and seen. Want to reduce their impact? Consider reducing your engagement with both them and their posts.

– Loren Weisman

added by weismanloren
1 year ago

I'm an old-school value guy. There's a lot of foolishness in the markets with cryptos, NFTs and meme stocks.

– Whitney Tilson

Found on CNN
2 years ago

John Kavulich politicians focus on politics, so why is anyone shocked when any politician -- whether it's President President Joe Biden, President Trump, President Barack Obama, the first President Bush -- sees it that way ? A politician is going to take into account what the constituents want. Cuba is a domestic political issue, when people say that the President Joe Biden admin should be strong and remove South Florida from the Cuba policy decision-making process, South Florida's foolishness. South Florida's not going to happen. The fact that South Florida is picking up a seat in the House of Representatives makes it even more important for both political parties.

– John Kavulich

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It’s like they have to commit foolishness at night.

– Kemal Kilicdaroglu

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

I'm not even into politics like that, i just want to continue doing my music and look after my family. I don't have time for this foolishness.

– Terrel Wallace

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Foolishness is the hope tomorrow better, wisdow is to make the best possible today.

– Oséias Gulart

added by Oséias Gulart
4 years ago

I had to go get my child. I wasn’t going to deal with any foolishness.

– Patresha Isidore

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

FOOLISHNESS IS NOT AN ABUSE BUT A QUALIFICATION. Pst Sam Onitiri

– Pst Sam Onitiri

added by anonymous
6 years ago

When you compromise with a fool, you get foolishness.

– Bill Beham

added by anonymous
6 years ago

This is blatant foolishness and insanity. When he still could address the Bahraini people, Sheikh Isa Qassim... would advise against radical and armed actions, attacking Sheikh Isa Qassim means removing all obstacles blocking heroic Bahraini youths from attacking the regime.

– Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

People like that he’s willing to just say whatever foolishness comes to the top of his head.

– Jon Cryer

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Man was bestowed with intelligence, only to gauge his foolishness!”

– Ramana Pemmaraju

added by anonymous
8 years ago

If Lincoln were alive today, imagine the foolishness he would have to suffer. Advisers telling him to shave his beard. Cable pundits telling him to lose the top hat, opposition researchers calling him a five-time loser before the age of 50.

– Jeb Bush

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The jihadists want to infiltrate our nation. We have to exercise something that even resembles common sense, that would be foolishness to take in people from a region where we don't have any way in making a determination if this person is radicalized already or potentially radicalized.

– Ben Carson

Found on CNN
8 years ago

To try to win always is foolishness, and to try and win at any cost is foolhardiness. Venture out with openness to lose too. Losing in awareness often gives you learning and wisdom. Grow taller in your loss, bounce back and rise; simply MickeyMize.

– Mickey Mehta

added by Mickeymized
8 years ago

For me to disavow everything I ever wrote in a newsletter, I mean, that's foolishness.

– Ron Paul

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Now suppose someone brings a weapon or decided to do more foolishness, there will be announcements made and the stations made some disclaimers, but what if people don't listen to what they said and they entice violence.

– Comedian Bill Cosby

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Now suppose someone brings a weapon or decided to do more foolishness, There will be announcements made and the stations made some disclaimers, but what if people don't listen to what they said and they entice violence.

– Comedian Bill Cosby

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

As favor and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed, and which no one perceived before.

– Jean de La Bruyère

added by anonymous
9 years ago

Women's Liberation is just a lot of foolishness. It's the men who are discriminated against. They can't bear children. And no one's likely to do anything about that.

– Golda Meir

added by anonymous
10 years ago

The fool who knows his foolishness is wise so far, at least; but a fool who thinks himself wise, he is called a fool indeed.

– The Dhammapada

added by anonymous
12 years ago

Our wisdom comes from our experience, and our experience comes from our foolishness.

– Sacha Guitry

added by anonymous
13 years ago

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