Most of the wisdom of one age, is the folly of the next. From LearnThat.org. [Charles Simmons.]
He blamed himself for what he called the folly of the past weeks. From Wordnik.com. [Maurice Guest] Reference
"I'm afraid what you call my folly didn't avail, for they wanted what they saw in my portfolio.". From Wordnik.com. [Tales of Trail and Town] Reference
Captain Gauley and Mat laughed at what they called the folly of Levi, and assured Bessie he would never find her. From Wordnik.com. [Freaks of Fortune or, Half Round the World] Reference
It cannot be said that he had not felt and secretly resented what he called the folly of the unreasonable old man. From Wordnik.com. [David Fleming's Forgiveness] Reference
Judasa said it would do everything in its power to try and convince Health Minster Nkosazana Zuma of what it called the folly of the plan. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Guess who was agains this fools folly from the beginning?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Right Wing Swiftboating Retired Generals: ‘Dangerous,’ ‘Encouraging the Enemy to Fight On’] Reference
Your folly is to mount a Trojan horse campaign in full view of the enemy!. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Why Judge Nominations Are Suddenly So High Stakes] Reference
We opposed this folly from the outset, and accurately predicted how it could go wrong. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Liberals Are About to Go Apoplectic] Reference
An electoral system which allows you to persist in that folly is a dangerous one for all concerned. From Wordnik.com. [Chris Davies: I blame the list system] Reference
We know not, indeed, whether what we blindly, perhaps, term folly, may not be a gift to be thankful for. From Wordnik.com. [Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two] Reference
Solomon was celebrated for wisdom, but folly is write in legible characters upon his almost every action. From Wordnik.com. [On the Equality of the Sexes] Reference
Our country will continue to pay an incalculably heavy global price till this self-righteous folly is ended. From Wordnik.com. [american voices] Reference
What folly is it then to seek great things for ourselves here, where every thing is little and nothing certain!. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
To destroy a country with this record of achievement would be an exercise in folly rare in the history of free nations. From Wordnik.com. [The Economy and the Constitution: Getting it Right] Reference
One act of folly is a contingency to which any man may for once in his life be liable; but folly is the women's normal condition!. From Wordnik.com. [The Hidden Hand] Reference
August.p. Such a uniform tenor of life, which left not a moment for vice or folly, is a better proof of the wisdom and justice of. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
Still there's the wisdom that wise men call folly. From Wordnik.com. [The Rainbow and the Rose] Reference
And as for Sanders, his folly was the talk of Haverhill. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Telephone] Reference
The result of my folly was a mild case of dysentery. From Wordnik.com. [Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative] Reference
Answer a fool according to his folly is a good way sometimes. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Arp from the uncivil war to date, 1861-1903,] Reference
"Not so, Mary, the folly was my own," replied Tom, taking her hand. From Wordnik.com. [Jacob Faithful] Reference
As regards thy desire, entertained from folly, that is surely vain. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12] Reference
The Syndicalist and his folly will be the avenger of lost opportunities. From Wordnik.com. [An Englishman Looks at the World] Reference
We can tell them that the woman died of her own folly, which is only the truth. From Wordnik.com. [The Giraffe Hunters] Reference
Martin, for all his folly was a genius, and gave to the world his toll of service. From Wordnik.com. [The Place Beyond the Winds] Reference
However, the penalty of his folly was to be his, therefore blame can well be spared. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Foss River Ranch] Reference
To call a folly a sublime folly is considered a justification of any species of absurdity. From Wordnik.com. [Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris] Reference
I know all this will be called folly, but it is a folly which makes all the happiness of my life. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Emily Montague] Reference
Perquisite indeed! her folly was her fault; for you have seen that they were not worth the taking. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 563, August 25, 1832] Reference
If one wanted to keep an unobtrusive watch on all arrivals and departures, the folly was the place from which to do it. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady of His Own]
It is here called folly in Israel (v. 7), according to the language of after-times; for Israel was not yet a people, but a family only. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume I (Genesis to Deuteronomy)] Reference
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