Against stupidity the very Gods themselves toil in vain.

Quote by Friedrich Von Schiller

Topics: Stupidity Quotes

There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs...

There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs...

The great happiness of life, I find, after all, to consist in the regular discharge...

The great happiness of life, I find, after all, to consist in the regular discharge...

A healthy nature needs no God or immortality

A healthy nature needs no God or immortality

Genuine morality is preserved only in the school of adversity; a state of continuous prosperity...

Genuine morality is preserved only in the school of adversity; a state of continuous prosperity...

Truth exists for the wise, beauty for the feeling heart.

Truth exists for the wise, beauty for the feeling heart.

Disappointments are to the soul what the thunder-storm is to the air.

Disappointments are to the soul what the thunder-storm is to the air.

Only those who have to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do...

Only those who have to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do...

Sorrow is brief but joy is endless

Sorrow is brief but joy is endless

The zeal of friends it is that knocks me down, and not the hate of...

The zeal of friends it is that knocks me down, and not the hate of...

Historians are prophets with their face turned backward.

Historians are prophets with their face turned backward.

The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.

The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.

Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain.

Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain.

One can give advice comfortably from a safe port.

One can give advice comfortably from a safe port.

Only those who have to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do...

Only those who have to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do...

Votes should be weighed, not counted

Votes should be weighed, not counted

Love is the reward of love

Love is the reward of love

They would need to be already wise, in order to love wisdom.

They would need to be already wise, in order to love wisdom.

Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your...

Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your...

It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make...

It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make...

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.