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Quotations: Intelligence and the Lack Thereof
- A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.
- William James
- But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are
geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But
they also laughed at Bozo the Clown. - Carl Sagan
- Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not, thus handicapped. - Elbert Hubbard
- True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing. - Socrates
- Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than
the one that comes after it. - George Orwell
- Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. - Hanlon’s Razor
- Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot. - Anonymous
- Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish. - Euripides
- Everybody is ignorant, just on different subjects - Will Rogers
- The surprising thing about young fools is how many survive to become old fools. - Doug Larson
- He who knows nothing doubts nothing. - French Proverb
- It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things. - Henry David Thoreau
- Little things affect little minds. - Benjamin Disraeli
- He that makes himself an ass, must not take it ill if men ride him. - Thomas Fuller
- Wise men learn by other men's mistakes, fools by their own. - H.G. Bohn
- It is better to know nothing than to know what ain't so. - Josh Billings
- No amount of genius can overcome a preoccupation with detail. - Levy's Eighth Law
- Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm. - Publilius Syrus
- Imagination is more important than knowledge. - Albert Einstein
- The acid test of intelligence is its ability to cope with unintelligence. - William Feather
- Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. - Albert Einstein
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