Which preposition to use with foolishnesses

of Occurrences 67%

The man who overestimates the foolishness of others is himself the biggest fool concerned.

in Occurrences 12%

Martin laughed a little at his own foolishness in mistaking that common bird he was accustomed to see every day for a little old man.

to Occurrences 8%

For, "the animal man perceiveth not these things that are of the spirit of God, for it is foolishness to him and he cannot understand, because it is spiritually examined" (I. Cor.

about Occurrences 7%

"Remember, Lester," he said, a little sternly, pausing with his hand on the front door, "there is to be no foolishness about securing that cabinet for me.

as Occurrences 5%

Shakespeare has contented himself with showing us his Dogberry and Verges, his Shallow and Slender, and Silence, to such a degree as may sufficiently display their humours; but he has not filled whole acts with them, and, even if he had, a five-act play is a small field for the display of prolix foolishness as compared with a three-volume novel.

with Occurrences 5%

"The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, earthly and devilish," as James calls it, iii. 15.

from Occurrences 3%

And so, as I have told, I went silently, and mayhap with a little dullness, that did be part of anger and part of hurt and part of that same strange love-foolishness from which the Maid did suffer.

for Occurrences 3%

The ordinary business man would have said it was foolishness for a poor man, with not a penny in the world, all his means stolen from him, to positively promise on a certain day the next month, to pay so large a sum, exactly the same as was stolen.

into Occurrences 2%

"Her and me was promised, before she come down here and got all this foolishness into her head," he said finally.

unto Occurrences 2%

Does Mr. Rogers attack Paul as making a fanatical divorce between faith and intellect, and say that he is compelled so to understand him, when he avows that "the natural man understandeth not the things of God; for they are foolishness unto him."

like Occurrences 1%

"Oh, I've no time for foolishness like that the noo!"

by Occurrences 1%

Maybe she would get over her foolishness by the time he came in with the round-up.

at Occurrences 1%

She apologised tearfully for her foolishness at rehearsal, which she set down to bodily fatigue.

before Occurrences 1%

And it grew in me that I did act weakly to hold off from mine Vittles, and showed foolishness before my kind friend afar; and I did ope my scrip, and take therefrom three tablets, the which I chewed and did eat; for this was a strong food, treated that it had but small bulk.

out Occurrences 1%

If I only had the keepin of you then, Ide nock the foolishness out of your nozzles, or break your pesky old topknots in the atemt.

after Occurrences 1%

'Tis all foolishness after that.

Which preposition to use with  foolishnesses