George Bernard Shaw Quotes About Stupidity
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The thief who is in prison is not necessarily more dishonest than his fellows at large, but mostly one who, through ignorance or stupidity [or racism or poverty! - Draffan] steals in a way that is not customary. He snatches a loaf from the baker's counter and is promptly run into gaol. Another man snatches bread from the table of hundreds of widows and orphans and similar credulous souls who do not know the ways of company promoters; and, as likely as not, he is run into Parliament.
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It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.
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It is not that I am so clever; it is that everyone else is so stupid.
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What is wrong with the prosaic Englishman is what is wrong with the prosaic men of all countries: stupidity.
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The British are apt to make merits of their stupidities, and to represent their various incapacities as points of good breeding.
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Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.
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Christianity might be a good thing if anyone ever tried it.
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A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic.
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When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
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