foolishness

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After the war, to our mother’s dismay, my sister and I started referring to the Highway of Brotherhood and Unity as the Highway of Youth and Foolishness.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 5, 2019

Lucinda Williams, "Foolishness" Lucinda is always simple and cutting with lyrics and that’s on full display here as she talks about shedding all the negative and unnecessary things holding one back.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2018

Foolishness is the price of genius in these systems.

From Forbes • Apr. 30, 2015

She played a number of bluesy cuts from her new release, including "Foolishness," "West Memphis" and "Something Wicked This Way Comes."

From Chicago Tribune • Nov. 29, 2014

Foolishness and egoism are privileges of the child; we are all born foolish and raw.

From Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students by Gross, Hans Gustav Adolf