Quotes on Stupidity

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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.
Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity. 
Don't for heaven's sake, be afraid of talking nonsense! But you must pay attention to your nonsense.
We always underestimate the ingenuity of idiots.
It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
With stupidity and sound digestion man may front much.
I'm not a complete idiot, some parts are missing.
The only difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
Never argue with idiots... They bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.
IDIOT: A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling.
I don't know what makes you so dumb, but it works!
If people never did silly things nothing intelligent would ever get done.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
It seems to me certain that more people are killed out of righteous stupidity than out of wickedness.
There is a limit to human intelligence, but there is no limit to human stupidity
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
Gli idioti sono una saggia istituzione della natura che permette agli stupidi di ritenersi intelligenti.
Never stay up on the barren heights of cleverness, but come down into the green valleys of silliness.
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