Quotes

Quotes about Folly

What folly can be ranker. Like our shadows, Our wishes lengthen as our sun declines.

Edward Young

Fear nothing but what thy industry may prevent; be confident of nothing but what fortune cannot defeat; it is no less folly to fear what is impossible to be avoided than to be secure when there is a possibility to be deprived.

Francis Quarles

Early in my business career I learned the folly of worrying about anything. I have always worked as hard as I could, but when a thing went wrong and could not be righted, I dismissed it from my mind.

Julius Rosenwald

Zeal without knowledge is the sister of folly.

Sir John Davies