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It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all read more

It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.

by Maurice Switzer Found in: Stupidity Quotes,
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The fool of nature stood with stupid eyes
And gaping mouth, that testified surprise.

The fool of nature stood with stupid eyes
And gaping mouth, that testified surprise.

by John Dryden Found in: Stupidity Quotes,
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The wise understand by themselves; fools follow the reports of others

The wise understand by themselves; fools follow the reports of others

by Tibetan Proverb Found in: Stupidity Quotes,
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But what is your duty? What the day demands.
[Ger., Was aber ist deine Pflicht? Die Forderung des Tages.]

But what is your duty? What the day demands.
[Ger., Was aber ist deine Pflicht? Die Forderung des Tages.]

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Whenever I found out anything remarkable, I have thought it my duty to put down my discovery on paper, so read more

Whenever I found out anything remarkable, I have thought it my duty to put down my discovery on paper, so that all ingenious people might be informed thereof.

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When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.

When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.

by George Bernard Shaw Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Then on! then on! where duty leads,
My course be onward still.

Then on! then on! where duty leads,
My course be onward still.

by Bishop Reginald Heber Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Who art a light to guide, a rod
To check the erring, and reprove.

Who art a light to guide, a rod
To check the erring, and reprove.

by William Wordsworth Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Why, sir, Sherry is dull, naturally dull; but it must have taken
him a great deal of pains to read more

Why, sir, Sherry is dull, naturally dull; but it must have taken
him a great deal of pains to become what we now see him. Such an
excess of stupidity, Sir, is not in Nature.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Stupidity Quotes,
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