"Often one gets a reputation for mental stability simply because one doesn't have enough courage to make a fool of oneself."

-- Ernie J. Zelinski

"He dares to be a fool and that is the first step in the direction of wisdom."

-- James Gibbons Huneker

"The only difference between a wise man and a fool is that the wise man knows he's playing."

-- Fritz Perls

"To strengthen what is right in a fool is a holy task."

-- I Ching

"The fool who persists in his folly will become wise."

-- William Blake

"The constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself."

-- John Ciardi

"Who does not love wine, women and song, remains a fool his whole life long."

-- Johann Voss