Every man has his follies -- and often they are the most interesting thing he had got.
Love is blind, and lovers cannot see the pretty follies that themselves commit.
So long as thou are ignorant be not ashamed to learn. Ignorance is the greatest of all infirmities, and when justified, the chiefest of all follies.
The follies which a man regrets most, in his life, are those which he didn't commit when he had the opportunity.
History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.
History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind.
But love is blind and lovers cannot see The pretty follies that themselves commit; For if they could, Cupid himself would blush To see me thus transformed to a boy.
It's impossible to go through life unscathed. Nor should you want to. By the hurts we accumulate, we measure both our follies and our accomplishments.