8 Wisest Lines from Shakespeare’s Fools

April Fools’ Day is fast approaching, so here’s a look at the knavish wisdom of the Bard’s merriest philosophers. 1. Truth’s a dog must to kennel; he must be whipp’d out… -The Fool, King Lear, I.4.640 2. For honesty coupled to beauty is to have honey a sauce to sugar. -Touchstone, As You Like It, III.3.1528 3. Why, ‘some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrown upon them. -Feste, Twelfth Night, V.1.2583 4. Better a witty fool than a foolish wit. -Feste, Twelfth Night,  I.5.328 5. Good counsellors lack no clients: though you change your place, you need not change your trade. -Pompey, Measure for Measure, I.2.195 6. Winning will put any man into courage. -Cloten, Cymbeline, II.3.983 7. If men could be contented to be what they are, there were no fear in marriage. -Clown, All’s Well That Ends Well, I.3.372 8. The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. -Touchstone, As You Like It, V.1.2217