Stupidity Quotes

1273 Stupidity quotes by 795 unique authors

The doctor sees all the weakness of mankind; the lawyer all the wickedness, the theologian all the stupidity. — Arthur Schopenhauer
A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic. — George Bernard Shaw
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. — George Bernard Shaw
It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid. — George Bernard Shaw
I don't have time for their judgement and their stupidity and you know they lay down with their ugly wives in front of their ugly… — Charlie Sheen
I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it. — Edith Sitwell
The discipline of the written word punishes both stupidity and dishonesty. — John Steinbeck
Truth will always be truth, regardless of lack of understanding, disbelief or ignorance. — W. Clement Stone
The threat posed by Bank of America isn't just financial - it's a full-blown assault on the American dream. Where's the incentive to play fair… — Matt Taibbi
We're in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone's arguing over where they're going to sit. — David Suzuki
I have never played the lottery in my life and never will. Voltaire described lotteries as a tax on stupidity. More specifically, I think, on… — Daniel Tammet
Most of the time I've worked in labs if I didn't encounter something in a week entirely unexpected and surprising I'd consider it a lost… — Lewis Thomas
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. — Hunter S. Thompson
Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it. — Henry David Thoreau
Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it. — Stephen Vizinczey
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. — Voltaire
Acquaint yourself with your own ignorance. — Isaac Watts
Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid. — John Wayne
There is nothing like the way people feel after they've seen 'The Intouchables.' They feel amazing. The word of mouth on this film is incredible.… — Harvey Weinstein
Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance, is the death of knowledge. — Alfred North Whitehead
There is that indescribable freshness and unconsciousness about an illiterate person that humbles and mocks the power of the noblest expressive genius. — Walt Whitman
If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity… — Oscar Wilde
There is no sin except stupidity. — Oscar Wilde
Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives. — Oscar Wilde
Our greatest stupidities may be very wise. — Ludwig Wittgenstein

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