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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!
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.
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.
The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read,
With loads of learned lumber in his head.
The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read,
With loads of learned lumber in his head.
We are growing serious, and, let me tell you, that's the very
next step to being dull.
We are growing serious, and, let me tell you, that's the very
next step to being dull.
The impenetrable stupidity of Prince George (son-in-law of James
II) served his turn. It was his habit, when any read more
The impenetrable stupidity of Prince George (son-in-law of James
II) served his turn. It was his habit, when any news was told
him, to exclaim, "Est il possible?"--"Is it possible?"
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 two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.
The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.
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.