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Funny Sayings
A fool is like the big drum that beats fast but does not realize its hollowness.
A fool is thirsty in the midst of water.
A fool judges people by the presents they give him.
A fool laughs when others laugh.
A fool looks for dung where the cow never browsed.
A fool may chance to say a wise thing.
A fool may give a wise man counsel.
A fool may meet with good fortune, but only the wise profits by it.
A fool may take liberties.
A fool only wins the first game.
A fool puts on airs.
A fool repays a salve by a stab, and a stab by a salve.
A fool says what he knows, and a wise man knows what he says.
A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
A fool sometimes gives good counsel.
A fool takes two steps where a wise man takes none.
A fool talks of folly.
A fool throws a stone into a well, and it requires a hundred wise men to get it out again.
A fool who can keep silent is counted among the wise.
A fool who waits for dead men’s shoes is barefoot long.
A fool, unless he know Latin, is never a great fool.
A fool’s answer is ever on the edge of his tongue.
A fool’s head never whitens.
A fool’s heart dances on his lips.
A fool’s speech is a bubble of air.
A fool’s tongue is long enough to cut his own throat.
A fool’s voice is known by a multitude of words.
A fool’s wit is an after-wit.
A foolish calf and a foolish servant do not fear the butcher.
A foolish husband fears his wife; a prudent wife obeys her husband.
A foolish judge passes a brief sentence.
A foolish man may be known by six things: anger without cause, speech without profit, change without progress, inquiry without object, putting trust in a stranger, and mistaking foes for friends.
A foolish woman is known by her finery.
A fool's heart is found in his mouth.
A forced kindness deserves no thanks.
A forgetful head makes the legs weary.
A fortress on its guard is not surprised.
A fortunate man may be anywhere.
A fortune-teller cannot tell her own fortune.
A foul mouth must be provided with a strong back.
A fountain is clearest at its source.
A fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
A fox borrows the tiger's might.
