Against stupidity the very gods Themselves contend in vain. [Ger., Mit der Dummheit kampfen Gotter selbst vergebens.]

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller Quotes , Source: Maid of Orleans (act III, sc. 6)

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A pity about the people! they are brave enough comrades, but they have heads like a soapboiler's. [Ger., Schad'um die Leut'! Sind sonst wackre Bruder Aber das denkt, wie ein Seifensieder.]

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller Quotes , Source: Wallenstein's Lager (XI, 347)

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When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.

George Bernard Shaw Quotes , Source: Caesar and Cleopatra

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Peter was dull; he was at first Dull;--Oh, so dull--so very dull! Whether he talked, wrote, or rehearsed-- Still with his dulness was he cursed-- Dull--beyond all conception--dull.

Percy Bysshe Shelley Quotes , Source: Peter Bell the Third (pt. VII, XI)

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It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.

Percy Bysshe Shelley Quotes , Source: Peter Bell the Third (pt. VII, XI)

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Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

Percy Bysshe Shelley Quotes , Source: Peter Bell the Third (pt. VII, XI)

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Personally, I have a great admiration for stupidity.

Oscar Wilde (Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wilde) Quotes , Source: An Ideal Husband (act II)

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