Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom.
Source: Mr. Gibson, in Wives and Daughters, ch. 54, 1866.
-- Elizabeth Gaskell, (Sep 29 1810-1865), English novelist, short-story writer; She was known for a sympathetic portrayal of the working class, Cranford, 1853; first biographer of Charlotte Bronte