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Definition of Foolish

Foolish

  1. Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise.
  2. Such as a fool would do; proceeding from weakness of mind or silliness; exhibiting a want of judgment or discretion; as, a foolish act.
  3. Absurd; ridiculous; despicable; contemptible.

Foolish Quotations

Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.
Albert Einstein

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.
Buddha

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
Bruce Lee

Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.
William Shakespeare

No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
Hunter S. Thompson
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Foolish Translations

foolish in Afrikaans is dom
foolish in Danish is dum
foolish in Dutch is dwaas, onverstandig, dom, zot
foolish in French is balourd, sot
foolish in Italian is stolto, stupido, sciocco
foolish in Latin is inasnum, puerilis, insanum, laevus levus, fatua
foolish in Spanish is tonto, bobo, zote, necio

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