Quotes about stupidity and stubbornness
Fools notice only people's faults and do not pay attention to their virtues. They are like flies that try to land only on the inflamed part of the body. Abul Faraj
There are two types of stupidity: silent and talkative. O. Balzac
Next to a fool there is always a swindler. O. Balzac
A terrible, constant struggle is waged by mediocrity with those who surpass it. O. Balzac
Stupidity is so impenetrable that it is impossible to explore it to the bottom, no echo is born in it, it absorbs everything without return. O. Balzac
There are more fools in the world than scammers, otherwise scammers would have nothing to live with. S. Butler
A great man goes ahead of his time, a smart man walks next to him on every path, a cunning man tries to make good use of him, a stupid man stands in his way. E. Bauernfeld
What you don’t know the senses about, what you don’t understand, then scold: this is the general rule of mediocrity. V. G. Belinsky
Every person has the right to be stupid - one cannot object to this, but this right must be used with some moderation. L. Burnet
Complete stupidity can sometimes be corrected; the stupidity said is irreparable. A. Berthe
Only stupid people copy each other. W. Blake
Although both a fool and a smart person look at the same tree, it seems completely different to the fool than to the smart person. W. Blake
Usually those who lack understanding think that they know more, and those who are completely devoid of intelligence think that they know everything. D. Bruno
Reasoning with a fool is like lighting candles for the blind. P. Buast
The most dangerous and most numerous madmen are those who are only half mad. P. Buast
Silence is the virtue of fools. F. Bacon
People would do a lot less stupid things if they didn't take them so seriously. K. Weber
A fool who has a long memory is full of thoughts and facts; but he does not know how to draw conclusions and conclusions - and this is the whole point. L. Vauvenargues
All my efforts boiled down to reducing people's stupidity and increasing their honesty. F. Voltaire
If the will clings only to trifles, only to something meaningless, then it turns into stubbornness. This latter has only the form of character, but not its content. In stubbornness - this travesty of character - a person's individuality becomes repulsive, stubbornness prevents his communication with others. G. Hegel
A fool is the one who tries to cover up his own insignificance with the merits of his ancestors. G. Heine
All narrow-minded people constantly strive to disgrace people of thorough and broad minds. K. Helvetius
No one is always stupid, sometimes everyone is. D. Herbert
Where stupidity is a model, there reason is madness. I. Goethe
There is no greater consolation for mediocrity than the fact that even a genius will not die. I. Goethe
There is nothing more dangerous than a fool who is trying to pretend to be smart. I. Goethe
If a smart person does something stupid, then, in any case, it’s not a small thing. I. Goethe
Both fools and smart people are harmless: only half-stupid and half-smart people are harmful. I. Goethe
Of all thieves, fools are the most harmful: they simultaneously steal our time and mood. I. Goethe
There is no stupidity that cannot be corrected with the help of the mind, and there is no wisdom that cannot be spoiled with the help of stupidity. I. Goethe
People tend to blaspheme everything that they feel incapable of. I. Goethe
No matter how stupid the words of a fool are, sometimes they are enough to confuse an intelligent person. N.V. Gogol
A fool knows only what has happened. Homer
Trying to avoid some vices, fools fall into others. Horace
Fools ask questions more often than inquisitive people. M. Gorky
All fools are stubborn, and all stubborn people are stupid. B. Gracian
Not making any concessions to life is a sign of recklessness. Democritus
Those who praise them greatly harm fools. Democritus
An intelligent person sees before him an immeasurable realm of the possible; a fool considers only what is possible to be possible. D. Diderot
A fool who admits that he is a fool is no longer a fool. F. M. Dostoevsky
Not being surprised by anything is, of course, a sign of stupidity, not intelligence. F. M. Dostoevsky
Luxury replaces art for fools. A. Duvernoy
At times I am saddened by the thought that there are limits to genius, but not to stupidity. A. Dumas the son
Stubbornness is weakness that has the appearance of strength; it comes from an imbalance in the union of will and reason. V. A. Zhukovsky
Laziness is the stupidity of the body, and stupidity is the laziness of the mind. I. Zeime
Fools' tongues precede their thoughts. Isocrates
It is easier to protect everything from an ignoramus than to protect him from himself. Qaboos
Those who consider hot temper and stubbornness a sign of strength are significantly mistaken. Anyone who is subject to fits of convulsions is not strong, although it takes six people to restrain him. T. Carlyle
There is no scoundrel who would be so stupid that he would not find a single argument to justify his meanness. K. Koerner
Cheerful people do more stupid things than sad people, but sad people do more stupid things. E. Kleist
Some people think that you just have to call everyone a fool in order to be considered smart. V. O. Klyuchevsky
Stubbornness is a sign of fools. Ya. B. Knyazhnin
You cannot truly describe a fool without spending enough time patiently studying yourself. F. Colby
The reason a fool shines from afar is because he is out of place. Kondrat Nettle
A helpful fool is more dangerous than an enemy. I. A. Krylov
Every fool tends to pretend to be a cunning person. J. Courtelin
What is unreasonable cannot last. Curtius
A dullard is a fool who does not open his mouth; in this sense he is preferable to a talkative fool. J. Labruyère
If a fool were afraid to say something stupid, he would no longer be a fool. J. Labruyère
Bias reduces the greatest man to the level of the most narrow-minded commoner. J. Labruyère
Laughing at smart people is the privilege of fools. J. Labruyère
Only a fool is annoying: an intelligent person immediately senses whether his company is pleasant or boring, and leaves a second before it becomes clear that he is superfluous. J. Labruyère
Some people do not heed the voice of reason, are deaf to prudent advice and deliberately make mistakes - just so as not to obey the will of others. J. Labruyère
Ridiculing smart people is the natural privilege of fools. A. Lamartine
There is nothing stupider than the desire to always be smarter than everyone else. F. La Rochefoucauld
There are no more intolerable fools than those who are not entirely devoid of intelligence. F. La Rochefoucauld
The wise man is happy, content with little, but for the fool nothing is enough; that's why almost all people are unhappy. F. La Rochefoucauld
Stubbornness is born of the limitations of our mind: we are reluctant to believe what is beyond our horizons. F. La Rochefoucauld
Stubbornness is the product of feeblemindedness, ignorance and arrogance. F. La Rochefoucauld
Mediocrity usually condemns everything that exceeds its understanding. F. La Rochefoucauld
There are people who believe that everything done with a serious face is reasonable. G. Lichtenberg
If a person makes the same mistake twice, he should throw his hands up and admit either carelessness or stubbornness. D. Lorimer
Only fools and dead people never change their opinions. D. Lowell
A person who persistently repeats that he is not a fool has some doubts on this issue. W. Mizner
No one is protected from the opportunity to say something stupid. Trouble is when it is expressed deliberately. M. Montaigne
Stubbornness and excessive ardor in an argument are the surest sign of stupidity. M. Montaigne
Only fools can be unshakable in their confidence. M. Montaigne
You can be stupid without being naive. A. Monterlant
When they chase wit, sometimes they only catch stupidity. C. Montesquieu
The fool is just boring, the pedant is unbearable. Napoleon I
A fool has one advantage over a smart one: he is always pleased with himself. Napoleon I
Only a fool hears everything he hears. O. O'Malley
A fool seeks happiness far away; the wise man raises it next to him. D. Oppenheim
Why is it that a lame person does not annoy us, but a mentally lame person annoys us? Because the lame person realizes that we walk upright, and the mentally lame person claims that it is not he, but we, who are lame. B. Pascal
Our stupidity is strong, and its refuges are countless; and the smartest people still have cozy corners reserved for it. D. I. Pisarev
If every fool necessarily wanted to understand everything he himself said, then many fools would have to condemn themselves to eternal silence. D. I. Pisarev
Neither government regulations nor literary theories will ever destroy stupid and petty people. D. I. Pisarev
All fools are eager to ridicule someone. A. Pop
Silence is the wisdom of a fool. Publilius Syrus
Subtlety does not prove intelligence. Stupid people and even crazy people can be surprisingly subtle. A. S. Pushkin
Wisdom has limits, but stupidity has no limits. J. Rainis
Believe me, stupidity has its own special smell. Even if the person is silent. J. Renard
There are no laws against stupidity. R. Rolland
It’s a great help to be able to laugh at yourself when you’ve done something stupid and you see it. R. Rolland
A fool is one who treats his opponent with contempt. G. Rollenhagen
The power of stupidity must be driven out by the power of wisdom. A. Ruge
Fools are never shy, although shyness takes on all forms of stupidity. J.-J. Rousseau
Whoever gives advice to a stubborn person needs advice himself. Saadi
Stupidity does not necessarily make a person evil, but anger always makes him stupid. F. Sagan
It is better to make a saint out of a libertine than out of a self-righteous dunce. D. Santayana
How long does a smart person need to talk before they believe that he is smart! A stupid person only has to remain silent, and everyone considers him smart. M. Safir
No one is stupid alone: one infects others with his stupidity, and he himself is susceptible to the stupidity of others. Seneca the Younger
You cannot build a edifice of intelligence on the foundation of stupidity. M. Cervantes
It is not the one who does not know who is stupid, but the one who does not want to know. G. S. Skovoroda
A well-read idiot is the most annoying type of fool. D. Taylor
There is nothing more painful than the consciousness of something stupid you have just done. I. S. Turgenev
Hunger sharpens the minds of fools. Phaedrus
Saturation gives rise to insolence when a bad person experiences good fortune and when this person does not have a sound mind. Theognis
Stupid people are not always safe: they have the ability to say just enough to insult or slander their neighbor. G. Fielding
What is poorly understood is often tried to be explained using words that are not understood at all. G. Flaubert
Cheating and perfidy are the methods of fools who do not have the intelligence to live honestly. B. Franklin
Silencing a fool is rude, but allowing him to continue is simply cruel. B. Franklin
The very stupid and the very smart are harmless; Only the half-stupid and half-smart are dangerous. A. Fredro
Anyone who licks honey from nettles pays too dearly for it. T. Fuller
A fish is stupid if it succumbs to the same bait twice. T. Fuller
Fools are not watered: they grow on their own. T. Fuller
Nobody wins in a stupid game. T. Fuller
Genius has its limits, but stupidity has no limits. E. Hubbard
Stupidity, even having achieved what it longed for, is never satisfied. Cicero
Frequent and loud laughter is a sign of stupidity and bad upbringing. F. Chesterfield
Stupidity would not be true stupidity if it were not afraid of the mind. N. Chamfort
How could one not wish that a scoundrel was a sloth, and a fool a silent one! N. Chamfort
A fool who is suddenly struck by a clever idea surprises and puzzles, like a cab nag at a gallop. N. Chamfort
There are well-dressed fools, and there are also dressed up fools. N. Chamfort
Intrigue is the strength of the weak; even fools are smart enough to do harm. W. Shakespeare
A wise fool is better than a stupid sage. W. Shakespeare
Even the gods are powerless against stupidity. F. Schiller
For a fool, the company of other fools is incomparably more pleasant than the company of all great minds put together. A. Schopenhauer
A learned fool is one who has read about everything in the world and simply remembered what he read. G. Shaw
Mistrust is the wisdom of a fool. G. Shaw
A fool's tongue is more dangerous than a dagger. G. Shaw
Stubbornness is the fruit of weakness, and specifically weakness of the mind. M. Ebner-Eschenbach
Indulging the weaknesses of your friends, turning a blind eye to their shortcomings, admiring their vices as if they were virtues, what could be closer to stupidity? Erasmus of Rotterdam
Fools speak most of wisdom, and scoundrels speak most of virtue. P. Ernst
