Foolishness

The partygoer learned the hard way that when the wine is in, wit is out, after making a series of embarrassing remarks.

John may not have a college degree, but he knows more about fixing cars than his neighbor who has a PhD in physics, proving that a fool knows more in his own house than a wise man in another.

As a teacher, I encourage my students to think deeply and critically before asking questions, reminding them that 'a fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.'

Mary hired a lawyer to represent her in court, but she kept second-guessing his advice and tried to argue her own case.She lost the case and wasted her money.A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client.

The CEO of the company was known for making hasty decisions without consulting his team.As a result, the employees had to deal with the consequences of his poor choices.It was a classic case of fools build houses and wise men live in them.

When the new employee started working, it was clear that they didn't know B from a battledore when it came to the company's products.They had to undergo extensive training to catch up with their colleagues.

The students in this school range greatly in terms of academic ability and maturity; some are wise, some are otherwise.

Mary keeps lending money to her unreliable friend, even though she never gets paid back.Stupid is as stupid does.

The fortune teller convinced the young woman to pay her a large sum of money to remove a curse that didn't exist.There is a sucker born every minute.

My grandfather keeps falling for online scams and giving away his personal information.There is no fool like an old fool.

The teenager scoffed at the advice of his elder brother, thinking him an old fool, little realizing that young folks think old folks to be fools, but old folks know young folks to be fools from their own memories of youth.

The reporter asked the politician a ridiculous question about building a tunnel to the moon, and the politician responded with some nonsense about pink elephants.It was a classic example of the saying 'ask a silly question and get a silly answer.'

The corrupt politicians and the gullible voters are the reason our country is in such a mess.As the saying goes, knaves and fools divide the world.

John is always excited about small and insignificant things, like winning a free keychain or getting a coupon for a dollar off.Little things please little minds, I suppose.

The toddler imitated his mother's habit of biting her nails.Monkey see, monkey do.

The inexperienced DIY enthusiast tried to fix a complex plumbing problem, and caused a flood in the house.A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot get out.

Despite having decades of experience, the employee still makes the same basic mistakes over and over again.A fool at forty is a fool indeed.