Quotes by Dunces A wit with dunces, and a dunce with wits. Alexander Pope dunces wit sarcastic VITUPERATION, n. Saite, as understood by dunces and all such as suffer from an impediment in their wit. Ambrose Bierce dunces understanding suffering We all appear as dunces when feigning an interest in things we care nothing about. C. S. Lewis dunces interest care Not all celebrities are dunces. Carroll O'Connor dunces Wit, who never once Forgave a brother, shall forgive a dunce. Charles Churchill dunces forgiving brother Fool beckons fool, and dunce awakens dunce. Charles Churchill dunces folly fool The flat-brimmed cap is the modern day dunce cap. Daniel Tosh dunces caps modern There is no dunce like a mature dunce. George Santayana dunces stupidity mature The defects of great men are the consolation of the dunces. Isaac D'Israeli dunces consolation men The fact is that previously they were simply dunces and now they've suddenly become nihilists. Ivan Turgenev dunces nihilist facts When Fortuna spins you downward, go out to a movie and get more out of life. John Kennedy Toole fortuna dunces When dunces are satiric, I take it for a panegyric. Jonathan Swift dunces satire A Zen master used to say, It is clear and so it is hard to see. A dunce once searched for a fire with a lighted lantern. Had he known what fire was, he could have cooked his rice much sooner. Rajneesh dunces used fire How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has been kept at home. William Cowper dunces has-beens home