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The wise understand by themselves; fools follow the reports of others
The wise understand by themselves; fools follow the reports of others
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.
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.
The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.
The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.
It's too bad that stupidity isn't painful.
It's too bad that stupidity isn't painful.
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.
Against stupidity the very gods
Themselves contend in vain.
[Ger., Mit der Dummheit kampfen Gotter selbst vergebens.]
Against stupidity the very gods
Themselves contend in vain.
[Ger., Mit der Dummheit kampfen Gotter selbst vergebens.]
A pity about the people! they are brave enough comrades, but
they have heads like a soapboiler's.
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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.]
Stupidity has a knack of getting its way.
Stupidity has a knack of getting its way.
