Age Quote by Aristophanes
“Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.”
About This Quote
Source Play: The Wasps, 422 BC
Immaturity, ignorance, and drunkenness can be corrected; stupidity is enduring.
In simple terms: Some flaws are temporary, others persist.
Address temporary flaws, recognize deeper issues.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- personal development
- teaching
- addiction recovery
- leadership
- policy making
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What makes stupidity seem permanent?
- How can we change entrenched habits?
Stupidity may be a symptom of deeper systemic problems.