Quotes on Stupidity

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A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.
 
It seems to me certain that more people are killed out of righteous stupidity than out of wickedness.
 
It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.
 
Never argue with idiots... They bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.
 
I don't know what makes you so dumb, but it works!
 
There is a limit to human intelligence, but there is no limit to human stupidity
 
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
 
Gli idioti sono una saggia istituzione della natura che permette agli stupidi di ritenersi intelligenti.
 
I'm not a complete idiot, some parts are missing.
 
If people never did silly things nothing intelligent would ever get done.
 
With stupidity and sound digestion man may front much.
 
Never stay up on the barren heights of cleverness, but come down into the green valleys of silliness.
 
The only difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
 
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
 
We always underestimate the ingenuity of idiots.
 
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
 
IDIOT: A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling.
 
Don't for heaven's sake, be afraid of talking nonsense! But you must pay attention to your nonsense.
 
Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity. 
 
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