Morgan BellThe Fool
September 5th 2008 04:58
things to remember when confronted with a fool . . .
"Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."
Mark Twain
"Who's the more foolish: The fool, or the fool who follows him?"
Obi-Wan - Star Wars
"Answer a fool with his own stupidity, or he will think he is wise."
or (alternative interpretation)
"Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes."
Proverbs 26:4-5
"I pity the fool."
Mr T
"Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."
Mark Twain
"Who's the more foolish: The fool, or the fool who follows him?"
Obi-Wan - Star Wars
"Answer a fool with his own stupidity, or he will think he is wise."
or (alternative interpretation)
"Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes."
Proverbs 26:4-5
"I pity the fool."
Mr T
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Comment by Louie
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Comment by Morgan Bell
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good to see you!
i had one quote in mind but there have just been so many great expressions about fools across the ages, i thought i should make a short list!
one day "fools tend to be evil, ignore them" will be in a famous quote book with your name under it!
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Fools have this happiness--to be happy with themselves and let other people blush for them.
How haughtily he lifts his nose, to tell what every schoolboy knows.
The Cardinal is at his wit's end. It is true he had not far to go.
(My new year's resolution is) to tolerate fools more gladly, provided that they do not take up more of my time.
Had your forefathers, Wigglesworth, been as stupid as you are, the human race would never have succeeded in procreating itself.
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Of course, The Fool probably thinks he is arguing with a fool? Hmmmm.
I love Mark Twain.
And I love you for this post.
Comment by Morgan Bell
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yes i am often inspired by Orble clashes, and i think the silver lining is to revisit some of those old phrases that best describe the situation!
thankyou so much for your contribution!
i had not heard any of those sayings before but i laughed at ALL of them
haha that Lord Byron was a funny bugger!
i do find it slightly comforting that fools have been bothing people since the beginnings of the written word!
Comment by Chris Champion
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The Fool probably thinks he is arguing with a fool?
Regards,
Chris
Comment by Morgan Bell
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aww shucks! im glad you enjoyed!
"The Fool" is an achetype we have always had to deal with in our human experience, so sometimes its good to console yourself with the words of the wise who have already been there and done that!
i know you are a big fan of Twain, he was a very clever man!
unfortunately in this life you often have to make the mistake to learn from it, im sure Twain argued fruitlessly with many fools in his time before he came up with that phrase . . . i know i have!
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I think it was a screen siren.
Seriously, kiss me.
On the lisp.
Comment by Morgan Bell
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oh i do declare . . . a kiss on the lisp?
you make me want to slap your face with a glove! haha
only fools rush in
love is blind
and lisps last forever