Proverbs and Sayings
German
Better silent than stupid.
Richards Rebecca
Oh, to be only half as wonderful as my child thought I was when he was small, and only half as stupid as my teenager now thinks I am.
Shaw George Bernard 1856-1950
Caesar and Cleopatra
When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
Szasz Thomas 1920-
The Second Sin „Personal Conduct"
The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naïve forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.
Mill John Stuart 1806-1873
Considerations on Representative Government
The Conservatives ... being by the law of their existence the stupidest party.
Adenauer Konrad 1876-1967
The good Lord set definite limits on man's wisdom, but set no limits on his stupidity - and that's just not fair.
Holmes Oliver Wendell 1809-1894
A weak mind does not accumulate force enough to hurt itself; stupidity often saves a man from going mad.
Kraus Karl
Stupidity is an elemental force for which no earthquake is a match.
Schiller Friedrich von 1759-1805
Die Jungfrau von Orleans
With stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain.