How does the fool build his paradise?—out of the crumbling bricks of i — Fools

"Every man is made a fool through his own wisdom."

"Hope maketh fol man ofte blenkes."

"A young man sees a terribly venomous snake in his small village. Nervous, he watches the snake carefully until it leaves.The young man follows the snake into the forest. He clears the branches out of its path and helps it over obstacles. He even works to keep it fed. Many nights pass and still the young man continues to follow the snake. He even follows it into the sands of the great desert. In the desert, the snake eventually grows hungry. It turns and bites the young man, its poison quickly working its way into his system. Finally curious, the snake looks at the boy as he lays dying and asks, "Why were you foolish enough to follow me all the way out into the desert?" The boy looks back and replies, "Did I follow you? I thought I was leading you away from everyone else..." And then he died."

"The world is filled with fools, but none of them considers himself one, or tries not to be one."

"Twenty-seven millions, mostly fools."

"Trouble comes looking for you if you’re a fool."