The best quotes about Foolishness

Showing off is the fool's idea of glory.

Insults are the arguments employed by those who are in the wrong.

The fewer the facts, the stronger the opinion.

All empty souls tend toward extreme opinions.

The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.

Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge, others just gargle.

I learned that very often the most intolerant and narrow-minded people are the ones who congratulate themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness.

The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.

You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus some that are beyond imagination.

Stupidity is one of the two things we see most clearly in retrospect. The other is missed chances.

I 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.

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until they speak.

Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry.

The more you know, the more you realise how much you don't know - the less you know, the more you think you know.

The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.

There are two kinds of fools: those who can't change their opinions and those who won't.

I fear the day when the technology overlaps with our humanity. The world will only have a generation of idiots.

The first thing I learned at school was that some people are idiots; the second thing I learned was that some are even worse.

Oh, God. Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers!

They say that there is no medecine that can cure a fool... I guess that's true.

He, who asks a question is a fool for five minutes. He, who does not ask remains a fool forever.

Who's the more foolish? The fool or the fool who follows him?

Brom: 'Because you can't argue with all of the fools in the world.'

Rome is the mob. Conjure magic for them, and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom, and still they'll roar.

Bacteria is the only culture some people have.

Momma says stupid is as stupid does.

Monsieur, when a finger is pointing up to the sky, only a fool looks at the finger.

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.