Two things in life
Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God. G. I. Gurdjieff
Stupidity
Most people have some
Most people have some appreciation of mathematics, just as most people can enjoy a pleasant tune; and there are probably more people really interested in mathematics than in music. Appearances suggest the contrary, but there are easy explanations. Music can be used to stimulate mass emotion, while mathematics cannot; and musical incapacity is recognized (no … Read more
Most people are so
Most people are so frightened of the name of mathematics that they are ready, quite unaffectedly, to exaggerate their own mathematical stupidity. G. H. Hardy
What Democrats call ‘nuanced,’
What Democrats call ‘nuanced,’ most people refer to as ‘stupidity.’ Evan Sayet
Stupidity is a luxury
Stupidity is a luxury and you will find time and time and time and again that those who are overwhelmingly on the left are those who can afford to be. Evan Sayet
There’s only one kind
There’s only one kind of common sense but a thousand varieties of stupidity. Evan Esar
As for the ridiculous
As for the ridiculous fear of making things below one’s potential abilities… No, there is the root of the evil. There is the hiding place of stupidity I must attack: vain mortal, you are limited by nothing. Eugene Delacroix
I am the harvest
I am the harvest of man’s stupidity. I am the fruit of the holocaust. I prayed like you to survive, but look at me now. It is over for us who are dead, but you must struggle, and will carry the memories all your life. People back home will wonder why you can’t forget. Eugene … Read more
But courage which goes
But courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility. Erwin Rommel
Everything you read in
Everything you read in newspapers is absolutely true, except for that rare story of which you happen to have first-hand knowledge. Erwin Knoll