Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.
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Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.
When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.
In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit his stupidity.
THESE are the desolate, dark weeks when nature in its barrenness equals the stupidity of man. The year plunges into night and the heart plunges lower than night.
The only thing that ever consoles man for the stupid things he does is the praise he always gives himself for doing them.
The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.
A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.
Stupidity often saves a man from going mad.
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