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英语名人名言: Stupidity 愚蠢
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  • Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.

    Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)

    Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.

    Elbert Hubbard (1856 - 1915)

    Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.

    Euripides (484 BC - 406 BC), The Bacchae, circa 407 B.C.

    Get all the fools on your side and you can be elected to anything.

    Frank Dane

    Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.

    Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)

    It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.

    George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), Man and Superman (1903) "Maxims1 for Revolutionists"

    To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.

    Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880)

    The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity.

    Harlan Ellison (1934 - )

    Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid2 moments when he was merely stupid.

    Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

    There are more fools in the world than there are people.

    Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

    There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

    Insanity3 is just what we call stupidity when it doesn't make sense.

    Josh Lieb, I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to be Your Class President, 2009

    Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious4 stupidity.

    Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968), Strength to Love, 1963

    If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?

    Scott Adams (1957 - )

    Strange as it seems, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and higher education positively5 fortifies6 it.

    Stephen Vizinczey, An Innocent Millionaire

    Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

    Unknown

    Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege.

    Unknown

    Fools rush in where fools have been before.

    Unknown

    Never attribute to malice7 what can be adequately explained by stupidity.

    Unknown, Hanlon's Razor

    To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

    Voltaire (1694 - 1778)

    Lord, what fools these mortals be!

    William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Act 3 scene 2

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    1 maxims [ˈmæksɪmz] aa76c066930d237742b409ad104a416f   第8级
    n.格言,座右铭( maxim的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • Courts also draw freely on traditional maxims of construction. 法院也自由吸收传统的解释准则。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
    • There are variant formulations of some of the maxims. 有些准则有多种表达方式。 来自辞典例句
    2 lucid [ˈlu:sɪd] B8Zz8   第8级
    adj.明白易懂的,清晰的,头脑清楚的
    参考例句:
    • His explanation was lucid and to the point. 他的解释扼要易懂。
    • He wasn't very lucid, he didn't quite know where he was. 他神志不是很清醒,不太知道自己在哪里。
    3 insanity [ɪnˈsænəti] H6xxf   第10级
    n.疯狂,精神错乱;极端的愚蠢,荒唐
    参考例句:
    • In his defense he alleged temporary insanity. 他伪称一时精神错乱,为自己辩解。
    • He remained in his cell, and this visit only increased the belief in his insanity. 他依旧还是住在他的地牢里,这次视察只是更加使人相信他是个疯子了。
    4 conscientious [ˌkɒnʃiˈenʃəs] mYmzr   第7级
    adj.审慎正直的,认真的,本着良心的
    参考例句:
    • He is a conscientious man and knows his job. 他很认真负责,也很懂行。
    • He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties. 他非常认真地履行职责。
    5 positively [ˈpɒzətɪvli] vPTxw   第7级
    adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实
    参考例句:
    • She was positively glowing with happiness. 她满脸幸福。
    • The weather was positively poisonous. 这天气着实讨厌。
    6 fortifies [ˈfɔ:tifaiz] 559f68d028551f538909a20f37123cc8   第9级
    筑防御工事于( fortify的第三人称单数 ); 筑堡于; 增强; 强化(食品)
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    7 malice [ˈmælɪs] P8LzW   第9级
    n.恶意,怨恨,蓄意;[律]预谋
    参考例句:
    • I detected a suggestion of malice in his remarks. 我觉察出他说的话略带恶意。
    • There was a strong current of malice in many of his portraits. 他的许多肖像画中都透着一股强烈的怨恨。

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