born fool

No one but a born fool would think of taking a westerly course round the earth if engaged in a race against time.

"Colet be a born fool!" cried Musters.

Show us a born bondsman and we will show you 'a born conspirator,' or, a born fool, if he be not a conspirator, in the sense we have explained.

Maria's a born fool!" said the Rector to his wife a week after Meenie's return; "I always knew she was a fool, but I never knew she was quite such a fool as to permit a thing like this.

Some of the men in the regiment who ought to have known better—but as William—that was my third—used to say: 'Age won't mend a born fool'—took advantage of my boy's youth and innocence.