born fool

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"Margaret Hayley, are you a born fool?" she almost screamed.

From The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 by Morford, Henry

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.

And he made for Buncombe, and I had to hold them apart; and there was Adams in the middle, gone luny again, and carrying on about copra like a born fool.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

"Wat talks like a natural born fool," retorted the wife.

From Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency by Kennedy, John Pendleton

You must be among your brothers, as I am among mine—a born fool.

From Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen by Harding, Emily J.