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There are only two truly infinite things, the universe and
stupidity. And I am unsure about the universe.
There are only two truly infinite things, the universe and
stupidity. And I am unsure about the universe.
The fault rests with the gods, who have made her so stupid.
[Lat., La faute en est aux dieux, read more
The fault rests with the gods, who have made her so stupid.
[Lat., La faute en est aux dieux, qui la firent si bete.]
It's very difficult to be great. Losers prove this point continuously.
It's very difficult to be great. Losers prove this point continuously.
He is not only dull himself, but the cause of dulness in others.
He is not only dull himself, but the cause of dulness in others.
I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.
I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.
Peter was dull; he was at first
Dull;--Oh, so dull--so very dull!
Whether he talked, wrote, or read more
Peter was dull; he was at first
Dull;--Oh, so dull--so very dull!
Whether he talked, wrote, or rehearsed--
Still with his dulness was he cursed--
Dull--beyond all conception--dull.
The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
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.
If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us
out?"
If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us
out?"