“People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually fools.”
- Alice Walker
"A clever person takes notice of everything; a stupid one makes a comment about everything."
- Heinrich Heine
“Every time I do something silly, it comes off really funny because it’s natural.”
- Shaquille O’Neal
“Sometimes when I close my eyes, I can’t see.”
"Technology is getting smarter and smarter: smartphones, smartwatches, smart homes… Only people remain stupid no matter what."
- Anna LeMind
“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.”
- Bertrand Russell
“Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.”
- Alan Dundes
“Think of how stupid the average person is and realize half of them are stupider than that.”
– George Carlin
"A stupid person laughs three times at a joke; once when everyone else is laughing, a second time when he actually gets the joke, and a third time when he realizes he was laughing without getting the joke at first."
"If Cinderella’s shoe fit perfectly, then why did it fall off?"
"I'd agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong."
Anonymous
“Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, you’ll be a mile from them, and you’ll have their shoes.”
- Jack Handey
“When a stupid man is doing something, he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.”
- George Bernard Shaw
“It’s so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don’t say it.”
"There’s nothing more tedious than seeing how a person shows his intellect, especially if there isn’t any."
- Erich Maria Remarque
“Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.”
- Oscar Wilde
“No matter how smart you are, you can never convince someone stupid that they are stupid.”
Anonymous
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has limits."
Anonymous
“Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.”
– William Shakespeare
"Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
- Plato
"One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, nothin' can beat teamwork."
- Edward Abbey