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12 Reasons to Make a Fool of Yourself!

Hey, jokers! A dozen clever people explain why being silly on April Fools' Day (or any day of year!) can be good for you

  • "Our wisdom comes from our experience and our experience comes from our foolishness!" — Actor, director, writer Sacha Guitry (1885 – 1957)


  • "Take all the fools out of this world and there wouldn’t be any fun living in it, or profit."— Humorist Josh Billings (1818 – 1885)


  • "Mix a little foolishness in with your prudence. It’s good to be silly at the right moment!"— Poet Horace (65 B.C. – 8 B.C.)


  • "The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes." — Politician, writer Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965)


  • "Looking foolish does the spirit good."— Writer John Updike (1932 – 2009)


  • "It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor."— Writer Max Eastman (1883 – 1969)


  • "He who lives without folly isn’t so wise as he thinks."— Writer François, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613 – 1680)


  • "You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm!"— Writer Colette (1873 – 1954)


  • "We’re fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance!"— Japanese proverb


  • "A sense of humor is the ability to understand a joke — and that the joke is oneself!"— Editor, literary critic Clifton Paul Fadiman (1904 – 1999)


  • "Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit!"— Writer William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)


  • "Even the gods love jokes!"— Philosopher Plato (427 B.C. – 347 B.C.)
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