Ah, those foolish days, those foolish days when we were unselfish and pure-minded; those foolish days when our simple hearts were full of truth, and faith, and reverence! Ah, those foolish days of noble longings and of noble strivings! And oh, these wise, clever days when we know that money is the only prize worth striving for, when we believe in nothing else but meanness and lies, when we care for no living creature but ourselves!英文原著 · 《Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow》
I told him that there was the wise as well as the foolish that do hear me; and again, those that were most commonly counted foolish by the world are the wisest before God; also, that God had rejected the wise, and mighty, and noble, and chosen the foolish, and the base.英文原著 · 《Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners》
"Foolish? No mother, not foolish, but wise yon time, although it's foolish enough I've been often since. And," he added with a sigh, "it's not much luck I've brought you, except for the boys. They'll do, perhaps, what I've not done."英文原著 · 《The Doctor》
And from that time forward, it may be mentioned, the elder Miss Minchin actually began to stand a little in awe of a sister who, while she looked so foolish, was evidently not quite so foolish as she looked, and might, consequently, break out and speak truths people did not want to hear.英文原著 · 《A Little Princess》
Still the girl made no reply. Her head sank forward and she breathed a trifle heavily. "Marjory," cried the professor, it is impossible that you should think so much of this man." He arose and went to his daughter. " Marjory, many wise children have been guided by foolish fathers, but we both suspect that no foolish child has ever been guided by a wise father. Let us change it. I present myself to you as a wise father. Follow my wishes in this affair and you will be at least happier than if you marry this wretched Coleman."英文原著 · 《Active Service》
See, O tribune!"
He tossed the ring away. Arrius heard the splash where it struck and sank, though he did not look. "Thou hast done a foolish thing," he said; "foolish for one placed as thou art. I am not dependent upon thee for death. Life is a thread I can break without thy help; and, if I do, what will become of thee? Men determined on death prefer it at the hands of others, for the reason that the soul which Plato giveth us is rebellious at the thought of self-destruction; that is all. If the ship be a pirate, I will escape from the world. My mind is fixed.英文原著 · 《Ben-Hur》
He's willing to look foolish short-term to win long-term.美剧 · 《Billions》
You said I was foolish for wishing for a miracle.美剧 · 《Billions》
Go to work, be awesome at it, and don't waste time on foolish flights of fancy.美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》
I guess I was just foolish enough to believe this dumb world still had a little spark of romance in it.美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》