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It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to
open it and remove all doubt.
It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to
open it and remove all doubt.
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.
If you don't want a sarcastic answer, don't ask a stupid question.
If you don't want a sarcastic answer, don't ask a stupid question.
Antidotes are what you take to prevent dotes.
Antidotes are what you take to prevent dotes.
The wise understand by themselves; fools follow the reports of others
The wise understand by themselves; fools follow the reports of others
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.
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.
Just think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of them are even stupider!
Just think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of them are even stupider!
Stupidity has a knack of getting its way.
Stupidity has a knack of getting its way.