A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
愚蠢
Stupidity
We never really know what stupidity is until we have experimented on ourselves.
只有在自己身上做过实验，我们才会真正知道什么是愚蠢。
To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.
意识到自己对事实一无所知是通往知识的一大步。
Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.
保守主义者不一定愚蠢，但大多数愚蠢的人都是保守主义者。
First, God created idiots. That was just for practice. Then He created school boards.
首先，上帝创造了白痴。那只是练习。然后他创建了学校董事会。
There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.
宇宙中愚蠢的东西比氢还多，而且氢的保质期更长。
It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite.
聪明其实很简单。想一些愚蠢的话，然后说相反的话。
Stupidity trumps Machiavelli almost every time when you are looking for an explanation.
几乎每次当你在寻找一个解释时，愚蠢都胜过马基雅维利。
Stupidity gets up early; that is why events are accustomed to happening in the morning.
愚蠢起得早;这就是为什么事情总是发生在早晨。
A stupid person should keep silent. But if he knew this, he would not be a stupid person.
愚蠢的人应该保持沉默。但如果他知道这一点，他就不会是一个愚蠢的人。
No sooner does man discover intelligence than he tries to involve it in his own stupidity.
人一旦发现了智慧，就会试图把它卷入自己的愚蠢之中。
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
世界上没有什么比真正的无知和认真的愚蠢更危险的了。
Silence is the best answer to the stupid. The fool has his answer on the tip of his tongue.
沉默是对蠢人最好的回答。蠢人的答案就在嘴边。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Stupidity talks, vanity acts.
愚蠢说，虚荣做。
We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
我们生来无知，但要想保持愚蠢就必须努力工作。
With stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.
诸神以愚妄为妄论，也是枉然。
When people thought the earth was flat, they were wrong. When people thought the earth was spherical, they were wrong. But if you think that thinking the earth is spherical is just as wrong as thinking the earth is flat, then your view is wronger than both of them put together.
当人们认为地球是平的时候，他们错了。当人们认为地球是球形的时候，他们错了。但是，如果你认为认为地球是球形和认为地球是扁平一样错误，那么你的观点就比这两种观点加起来还要错误。
You can only be stupid when you're young.
你只有年轻的时候才会傻。