Quotes by Stupidity Like the characters in Chekhov, they have no reserves -– you learn the most intimate secrets. You get an impression of a world peopled by eccentrics, of odd professions, almost incredible stupidities, and, to balance them, amazing endurances. Graham Greene stupiditysecretcharacter The fool is often oblivious of his own gaucherie. Gore Vidal obliviousfoolstupidity Patience is the art of finding something else to do. Groucho Marx stupiditygodart If we had some eggs we could have eggs and ham, if we had some ham. Groucho Marx hamstupidityeggs The wickedness of men is that their power breeds stupidity and blindness. Gregory Maguire wickednessstupiditymen In crowds it is stupidity and not mother wit that is accumulated. Gustave Le Bon crowdsstupiditymother Nothing is more humiliating than to see idiots succeed in enterprises we have failed in. Gustave Flaubert stupidityhumilityinspirational Fear only the warm embrace of passive stupidity. Guy P. Harrison embracepassivestupidity There is nothing in the world so dangerous, or so overwhelming as stupidity; perhaps there is no more of it now than there has been at any time, but I do not think the witless of past generations had so much power. The powers of darkness are the powers of misdirected knowledge. Gwethalyn Graham stupiditypastthinking The bite of conscience, like the bite of a dog into a stone, is a stupidity. Friedrich Nietzsche stupiditydogstones Stupidity is an immovable object: you can't try to attack it wiithout being broken by it. Gustave Flaubert stupiditybrokentrying This would be a better place for children if parents had to eat spinach. Groucho Marx stupidityparentchildren The world is going to change, whether we like it or not. We can participate in that change or we can be the victims of that change. In a way. Either we go in our stupidity ignorance, and arrogance, bring more destruction in a way, or we're forced to change. Hamid Drake arrogancestupidityignorance Earth has its boundaries, but human stupidity is limitless. Gustave Flaubert limitlessstupidityearth Who will argue that 98.6 Farenheit is the right temperature for man? As for me, I decline to do it. It may be that we are all actually freezing hence the pervading stupidity of mankind. At 110 or 115 degrees even archbishops might be intelligent. H. L. Mencken stupidityintelligentmen Nature abhors a moron. H. L. Mencken moronstupiditynature Religious and racial persecution is moronic at all times, perhaps the most idiotic of human stupidities. Harry S. Truman presidentialstupidityreligious I am simply looking for a companion with whom to spend my days, a companion who will cherish as much as I the stupidity of living in the moment, and spend every dull, amazing second with me. Heidi Julavits stupiditylive-in-the-momentdull There are more fools in the world than there are people. Heinrich Heine stupid-peoplestupiditysilly Complete masculinity and stupidity are often indistinguishable. H. L. Mencken masculinitystupidity«1112131415161718192021»
