quotations about stupidity
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
ALBERT EINSTEIN
attributed, Bite-Size Einstein: Quotations on Just About Everything
Nothing is more difficult than to distinguish in children real stupidity from that apparent and deceitful stupidity, which is the precursor of great men.
JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU
attributed, Day's Collacon
Stupidity is the same as evil if you judge by the results.
MARGARET ATWOOD
Surfacing
Got a foot in the door
God knows what for
And he'll cut me down to size
Stupidity tries
ELLIOTT SMITH
"Stupidity Tries"
Stupidity belongs to no station in life; it is as often found beneath silks and broadcloth as calico and homespun.
E. P. DAY
Day's Collacon
Stupidity is an inevitable side effect of being a young male.
CHADD SCOTT
"There are good reasons college football players should talk to 'local' media", Gridiron Now, June 22, 2017
If it is stupid but it works, it isn't stupid.
MERCEDES LACKEY
Owlknight
Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.
OSCAR WILDE
The Picture of Dorian Gray
There are only two ways by which to rise in this world, either by one's own industry or by the stupidity of others.
JEAN DE LA BRUYERE
Les Characteres
Stupidity is at the heart of why and how things go wrong.
DAVID KRAKAUER
"Leading People Too Smart to Be Led", Harvard Business Review, February 2, 2017
Against stupidity the very gods
Themselves contend in vain.
FRIEDRICH SCHILLER
The Maid of Orleans
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
DOUGLAS ADAMS
Mostly Harmless
Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.
STEPHEN VIZINCZEY
Sunday Telegraph, March 2, 1975