Quotes by Folly When knowledge is limited - it leads to folly... When knowledge exceeds a certain limit, it leads to exploitation. Abu Bakr folly certain limits Folly is often more cruel in the consequences than malice can be in the intent. Aldous Huxley folly malice unhappiness Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it. Alexander Pope folly paint saint And others' follies teach us not, Alfred Lord Tennyson folly teach experience Opponents of globalisation may see it as a new folly, but it is neither particularly new, nor, in general, a folly. Amartya Sen folly opponents may PIRACY, n. Commerce without its folly-swaddles, just as God made it. Ambrose Bierce folly made justice Heathen, n. A benighted creature who has the folly to worship something that he can see and feel. Ambrose Bierce folly worship fear HERMIT, n. A person whose vices and follies are not sociable. Ambrose Bierce hermits folly vices To take offence is a great folly, and to give offence is a great folly - I know not which is the greater. Amelia Barr offence folly giving For there is no folly so great as keeping one's sorrows hidden. Anthony Trollope folly sorrow A law can be both economic folly and constitutional. Antonin Scalia economic folly law Now times had changed, and the inherited wisdom of the past had become folly. Arthur C. Clarke folly changed past I was also built from delusional optimism and folly. A.S. King delusional folly optimism Quantum est in rebus inane! How much folly there is in human affairs. Aulus Persius Flaccus quantum folly affair Don't bother to examine a folly-ask yourself only what it accomplishes. Ayn Rand folly accomplish bother If to talk to oneself when alone is folly, it must be doubly unwise to listen to oneself in the presence of others. Baltasar Gracian folly oneself conversation Knowledge without wisdom is double folly. Baltasar Gracian folly wisdom Government remains the paramount area of folly because it is there that men seek power over others - only to lose it over themselves. Barbara Tuchman folly power men Folly often goes beyond her bounds, but impudence knows none. Ben Jonson impudence rudeness folly Silence is not always a sign of wisdom, but babbling is ever a mark of folly. Benjamin Franklin folly mark silence 12345678»