born fool

Example Sentences

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You must be among your brothers, as I am among mine—a born fool.

From Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen by Harding, Emily J.

"I do hope and trust, Jim——" "That I am not a born fool, my dear?"

From Name and Fame A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline

"Margaret Hayley, are you a born fool?" she almost screamed.

From The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 by Morford, Henry

You may think I am a born fool, Alfred, but for the past six months I've been corresponding with a fellow in Florida.

From Dixie Hart by Harben, Will N. (William Nathaniel)

This mind of mine at such times is like a born fool or some idiot creature that nothing can bind down. 

From Santa Teresa an Appreciation: with some of the best passages of the Saint's Writings by Whyte, Alexander