Thomas Merton
Writer, Monk
"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time."
Fools Day quotes
Fools Day
20 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Mark Twain
Writer, Humorist
"April 1. This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three hundred and sixty-four."
William Shakespeare
Playwright, Poet
"Better a witty fool than a foolish wit."
John Oliver
Comedian
"Anybody who claims to be excited for April Fools' Day is probably a sociopath."
George Orwell
Writer, Journalist
"The aim of a joke is not to degrade the human being, but to remind him that he is already degraded."
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"Art is the proper task of life."
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"Foolproof systems to not take into account the ingenuity of fools."
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