born fool

Example Sentences

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Man, I wonder to hear thee," said Harry; "folk wad say thou hadst nae mair gumption than a born fool.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 by Wilson, John Mackay

"You're a natural born fool, Lemuel!" declared his sister, so sharply that the twins, who were inadvertently listening at the door, hesitating to go in, fairly jumped.

From The Girls of Central High on Lake Luna or, The Crew That Won by Morrison, Gertrude W.

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

Only an idiot is, truly speaking, a born fool; a fool to such a degree that he cannot act wisely if he will.

From The Squatter and the Don by Loyal, C.

Such an one was Mr. Bradshaw, late Scholar of Balliol College, Oxford, and a born fool.

From "Pip" A Romance of Youth by Hay, Ian