Creativity is the sudden cessation of stupidity.
—Edwin H. Land (1909–91) American Inventor, Physicist
It is only the wisest and the stupidest that cannot change.
—Confucius (551–479 BCE) Chinese Philosopher
Tell a man something is bad, and he’s not at all sure he wants to give it up. Describe it as stupid, and he knows it’s the better part of caution to listen.
—David Seabury (1885–1960) American Psychologist
There must always be some who are brighter and some who are stupider. The latter make up for it by being better workers.
—Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956) German Poet, Playwright, Theater Personality
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.
—Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born Physicist
The doctor sees all the weakness of mankind; the lawyer all the wickedness, the theologian all the stupidity.
—Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) German Philosopher
With stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain.
—Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) German Poet, Dramatist
There is no sin except stupidity.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet, Playwright
It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
Stupidity is the friend of evil.
—Anonymous
Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet, Playwright
In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit his stupidity.
—Konrad Adenauer (1876–1967) German Statesman
To accuse another of having weak kidneys, lungs, or heart, is not a crime; on the contrary, saying he has a weak brain is a crime. To be considered stupid and to be told so is more painful than being called gluttonous, mendacious, violent, lascivious, lazy, cowardly: every weakness, every vice, has found its defenders, its rhetoric, its ennoblement and exaltation, but stupidity hasn’t.
—Primo Levi (1919–87) Italian Novelist, Poet, Chemist
The two most abundant things in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity.
—Harlan Ellison (1934–2018) American Scifi Creator, Scriptwriter
To be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid enough to want it.
—G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) English Journalist, Novelist, Essayist, Poet
In politics stupidity is not a handicap.
—Napoleon I (1769–1821) Emperor of France
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.
—Chinese Proverb
It is so pleasant to come across people more stupid than ourselves. We love them at once for being so.
—Jerome K. Jerome (1859–1927) English Humorous Writer, Novelist, Playwright
Stupidity has a knack of getting its way.
—Albert Camus (1913–60) Algerian-born French Philosopher, Dramatist, Novelist
If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can’t it get us out?
—Will Rogers (1879–1935) American Actor, Rancher, Humorist
A stupid man’s report of what a clever man says is never accurate because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.
—Bertrand A. Russell (1872–1970) British Philosopher, Mathematician, Social Critic
If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?
—Scott Adams (b.1957) American Cartoonist
Alcohol gives you infinite patience for stupidity.
—Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925–90) American Entertainer, Singer, Dancer
Against stupidity; God Himself is helpless.
—Yiddish Proverb
We never really know what stupidity is until we have experimented on ourselves.
—Paul Gauguin (1848–1903) French Post-Impressionist Painter
Our greatest stupidities may be very wise.
—Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) Austrian-born British Philosopher
There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) German Poet
There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.
—Frank Zappa (1940–93) American Rock Guitarist, Singer, Composer
Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.
—Bertrand A. Russell (1872–1970) British Philosopher, Mathematician, Social Critic
The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.
—Voltaire (1694–1778) French Philosopher, Author
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