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fools All Fools' Day a humorous term for 1 April as a day for testing the credulity of others; recorded from the early 18th century, and probably modelled on
All Saints' Day and
All Souls' Day.
fools and bairns should never see half-done work the unwise and the inexperienced may judge the quality of a finished article from its rough unfinished state; saying recorded from the early 18th century.
fools ask questions that wise men cannot answer a foolish person may put a question to which there is no simple or easily given answer. The saying is recorded from the mid 17th century.
fools build houses and wise men live in them a shrewd person chooses to save themselves trouble, and benefit from the effort expended by another. The saying is recorded from the late 17th century.
fools for luck a foolish person is traditionally fortunate (the same idea is expressed in
Fortune favours fools). The saying is recorded from the mid 19th century.
fools rush in where angels fear to tread a foolish person will often take a step where someone wiser will be more cautious; the saying comes from Pope's
An Essay on Criticism (1711).
see also
children and fools tell the truth,
fool,
fortune favours fools,
ship of fools,
young folks think old folks to be fools.
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Fools are right at home in TV, movies
Newspaper article from: The Gazette; 4/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...idiot. Gilligan was a fool. None of these classic...meeting. But the fools have an innocence...Friends" cast plays the fool at times - Matthew...in the 1997 film "Fools Rush In." But it...exemplifies the modern fool. Still, these chuckleheads...millennium's King of Fools: Jim Carrey. ...
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PITY THE...FOOL ...OR ON THE HONORED DAY FOR PRANKSTERS, JUST EMBRACE THE SILLINESS.(Life and Arts)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 4/1/2008; 700+ words
; ...educated, I'd be a damn fool. - Bob Marley Fools rush in where angels fear...Romantic comedy. 4.8 FOOLS IN SONG The Beatles: The Fool on the Hill Doobie Brothers...and the Teenagers: Why Do Fools Fall in Love? Shakira: Fool
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WHERE FOOLS CASH IN; BROTHERS' MISSION TO SIMPLIFY WORLD OF STOCK INVESTING.(Business)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 2/9/1998; 700+ words
; ...please don't call them fools. David and Tom Gardner, founders of The Motley Fool online investors forum...imbeciles. But they are fools, in the spirit of the...and read tips from the Fool staff. This grass-roots...forms the core of the Fools' goal of demystifying...
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FOOL'S GOLD, AGAIN INVESTMENT FORUM'S MEMBERS HAD PLENTY TO SAY ABOUT NEWS ARTICLE EVEN BEFORE PUBLICATION.(Business)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 2/2/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...TokyoMex, informed Fools that he had given...was whether Motley Fool can influence a...accessing Motley Fool, the Gardner brothers and Fools. Nor was it negative...That's why the Fool has links to some...A number of Fools criticized the article...
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The Motley Fool Selects New Rule Breaker.
PR Newswire; 9/22/2000; 700+ words
; ...Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Motley Fool announced yesterday after market close...industry." In keeping with The Motley Fool's commitment to providing individual...timely access to information, The Motley Fool always announces its intent to purchase...
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The Motley Fool Announces $30 Million in Venture Capital Financing; Softbank, AOL Time Warner Ventures, Maveron, and Mayfield Fund Contribute to Fool's Second Round.
Business Wire; 1/30/2001; 700+ words
; ...second round of financing for The Motley Fool, Inc., the Alexandria, VA-based multimedia...David Gardner, who co-founded The Motley Fool with his brother, Tom, in 1994. "Like...believe in investing for the long term. The Fool is almost seven years old--an eternity...
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The Motley Fool Reinforces Management Team; GE Capital Executive Named CFO; Longtime Fool Tapped To Direct Key Resources.
Business Wire; 3/29/2001; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2001 The Motley Fool made two management announcements today...with the corporate strategy of The Motley Fool, the personal finance multimedia company...Officer Scott Schedler comes to The Motley Fool with 15 years of experience as a financial...
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THE MOTLEY FOOL: The Motley Fool UK and Global Investor Bookshop strike foolish deal.
M2 Presswire; 4/21/1999; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-21 April 1999-THE MOTLEY FOOL: The Motley Fool UK and Global Investor Bookshop strike foolish deal...99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:200499 The Motley Fool UK (www.fool.co.uk) has signed an exclusive...
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Faithful Fools chip away at the boundaries; Franciscan nun teams with Unitarian minister to serve in San Francisco's Tenderloin district.(RELIGIOUS LIFE)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 2/20/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...are a visible symbol of the Faithful Fools ministry. Barsody and Jorgensen define themselves as fools because a fool or a jester is someone who lives without...she can go anywhere and say anything. Fools once served as comedic commentators and...
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Motley Fool Goes From Free to Fee; Financial Web Site Will Charge for Discussion Boards
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/31/2002; ; 700+ words
; Motley Fool Inc., an Alexandria company...The boards are used by loyal "fools" to discuss topics including...nutrition tips and politics. Motley Fool is offering free subscriptions...really care about the Motley Fool community have already paid...
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fool
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
...existence of potential trouble. there's no fool like an old fool often used to suggest that the folly of an...recorded from the mid 16th century. see also fools , a man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client , more people know Tom Fool...
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Motley Fool Inc., the
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce
MOTLEY FOOL INC., THE In 1993, The Motley Fool Inc. was established by brothers David and Tom Gardner and...magazine, and a series of published books. By 2001, The Motley Fool reached 30 million people per month through its multimedia channels...
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fools
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
...saying is recorded from the mid 19th century. fools rush in where angels fear to tread a foolish...on Criticism (1711). see also children and fools tell the truth , fool , fortune favours fools , ship of fools , young folks think old folks...
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fools and jesters
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...ecclesiastics also had their fools. Patison, More's fool, was painted by...Worcester kept a fool and the prior went...his costume. Few fools are to be found in...Shakespeare's fools—Touchstone and Lear's fool—have...
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The Motley Fool, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...x201C; A fool, fool! I met a fool i ’ the forest, a motley fool. ” It was a fitting...Elizabethan literature, the fool was the one person at court...perceived themselves as the fools of Wall Street. They would...
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