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.

A pity about the people! they are brave enough comrades, but
they have heads like a soapboiler's.
[Ger., read more

A pity about the people! they are brave enough comrades, but
they have heads like a soapboiler's.
[Ger., Schad'um die Leut'! Sind sonst wackre Bruder
Aber das denkt, wie ein Seifensieder.]

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.

Stupidity has a knack of getting its way.

Stupidity has a knack of getting its way.

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

Antidotes are what you take to prevent dotes.

Antidotes are what you take to prevent dotes.

With various readings stored his empty skull,
Learn'd without sense, and venerably dull.

With various readings stored his empty skull,
Learn'd without sense, and venerably dull.

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.

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.