The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.
Failures & Mistakes, IntelligenceFyodor DostoevskyLike all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind.
Opinions, WeaknessWilliam Somerset MaughamStupidity, outrage, vanity, cruelty, iniquity, bad faith, falsehood - we fail to see the whole array when it is facing in the same direction as we.
ViolenceJean RostandNone so deaf as those that will not hear. None so blind as those that will not see.
IgnoranceMatthew HenryLight travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
Funny QuotesAlan DundesI'm the one guy who says don't force the stupid people to be quiet. I want to know who the morons are.
Mark CubanThere's not a pill you can take; there's not a class you can go to. Stupid is forever.
Ron WhiteI think we risk becoming the best informed society that has ever died of ignorance.
SocietyRuben BladesOnly dumb people are happy.
Courtney LoveHuman beings can always be relied upon to exert, with vigor, their God-given right to be stupid.
HumanityDean KoontzThe world is made up for the most part of morons and natural tyrants, sure of themselves, strong in their own opinions, never doubting anything.
Clarence DarrowStupidity is infinitely more fascinating that intelligence. Intelligence has its limits while stupidity has none.
Claude ChabrolA fool can throw a stone in a pond that 100 wise men can not get out.
Saul BellowInsults are the arguments employed by those who are in the wrong.
Quotes to think aboutJean-Jacques RousseauNever underestimate the power of human stupidity.
Robert A. HeinleinBooks are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.
Books, MirrorsChanakyaSome people drink from the fountain of knowledge, others just gargle.
Robert AnthonyI learned that very often the most intolerant and narrow-minded people are the ones who congratulate themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness.
Christopher HitchensYou may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus some that are beyond imagination.
AmericaCharles de GaulleStupidity is one of the two things we see most clearly in retrospect. The other is missed chances.
Stephen King in 11/22/63I have never voted in my life... I have always known and understood that the idiots are in a majority so it's certain they will win.
Louis-Ferdinand CélineWho's the more foolish? The fool or the fool who follows him?
Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New HopeLight travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until they speak.
LightUnknownOnly the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry.
Books, ReadingCassandra Clare in Chroniken der Schattenjäger - Chroniken der SchattenjägerThe more you know, the more you realise how much you don't know - the less you know, the more you think you know.
Knowledge, IntelligenceDavid T. FreemanThe problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.
Intelligence, Self-ConfidenceCharles BukowskiThere are two kinds of fools: those who can't change their opinions and those who won't.
OpinionsJosh BillingsI fear the day when the technology overlaps with our humanity. The world will only have a generation of idiots.
Technology, GenerationsAlbert EinsteinThe first thing I learned at school was that some people are idiots; the second thing I learned was that some are even worse.
SocietyOrhan Pamuk in Istanbul: Memories and the CityOh, God. Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers!
Serious SamThey say that there is no medecine that can cure a fool... I guess that's true.
Zelda - Ocarina of TimeHe, who asks a question is a fool for five minutes. He, who does not ask remains a fool forever.
Learning, QuestionsChinese SayingBrom: 'Because you can't argue with all of the fools in the world.'
ArgumentChristopher Paolini in Eragon - Das Vermächtnis der DrachenreiterRome is the mob. Conjure magic for them, and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom, and still they'll roar.
Freedom, RomGladiator, by GracchusAll right, brain. You don't like me and I don't like you, but let's just do this and I can get back to killing you with beer.
Alcohol, BeerHomer Simpson in The SimpsonsMomma says stupid is as stupid does.
Forrest Gump, by Forrest GumpTwo things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.
Universe & Space, HumanityAlbert Einstein