Quotes by Dunces A wit with dunces, and a dunce with wits. Alexander Pope dunceswitsarcastic VITUPERATION, n. Saite, as understood by dunces and all such as suffer from an impediment in their wit. Ambrose Bierce duncesunderstandingsuffering We all appear as dunces when feigning an interest in things we care nothing about. C. S. Lewis duncesinterestcare Not all celebrities are dunces. Carroll O'Connor dunces Wit, who never once Forgave a brother, shall forgive a dunce. Charles Churchill duncesforgivingbrother Fool beckons fool, and dunce awakens dunce. Charles Churchill duncesfollyfool The flat-brimmed cap is the modern day dunce cap. Daniel Tosh duncescapsmodern There is no dunce like a mature dunce. George Santayana duncesstupiditymature The defects of great men are the consolation of the dunces. Isaac D'Israeli duncesconsolationmen The fact is that previously they were simply dunces and now they've suddenly become nihilists. Ivan Turgenev duncesnihilistfacts When Fortuna spins you downward, go out to a movie and get more out of life. John Kennedy Toole fortunadunces When dunces are satiric, I take it for a panegyric. Jonathan Swift duncessatire 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 duncesusedfire How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has been kept at home. William Cowper dunceshas-beenshome
