“No matter how high are one's estimates of human stupidity, one is repeatedly and recurrently startled by the fact that: a) people whom one had once judged rational and intelligent turn out to be unashamedly stupid. b) day after day,… — Carlo M. Cipolla Copy Share
The “Vasco da Gama's era” ends in a nightmare in which men-Westerners and non-Westerners alike-are bewildered by this confusion and the old fancy of the apprenti sorcier becomes tragically actual. — Carlo M. Cipolla Copy Share
“No matter how high are one's estimates of human stupidity, one is repeatedly and recurrently startled by the fact that: a) people whom one had once judged rational and intelligent turn out to be unashamedly stupid. b) day after day, with unceasing monotony, one is harassed in one's activities by stupid individuals who appear suddenly and unexpectedly in the most… — Carlo M. Cipolla Copy Share
A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or to a group of persons while himself deriving no gain and… — Carlo M. Cipolla Copy Share Image
Nobody knows, understands or can possibly explain why that preposterous creature does what he does. In fact there is no explanation - or better… — Carlo M. Cipolla Copy Share Image
As Dr. Chiang puts it, “while Buddha came to China on white elephants, Christ was borne on cannon balls. — Carlo M. Cipolla Copy Share Image
...quantity is not necessarily synonymous with quality and brilliant ideas are not a function of the number of titles printed. — Carlo M. Cipolla Copy Share Image
Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation. — Carlo M. Cipolla Copy Share Image
“Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. In particular, non-stupid people constantly forget that at all times and places and under… — Carlo M. Cipolla Copy Share Image
Our daily life is mostly, made of cases in which we lose money and/or time and/or energy and/or appetite, cheerfulness and good health because… — Carlo M. Cipolla Copy Share Image
