"If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise" — William Blake

A clever child brought up with a foolish one can itself become foolish. Man is so perfectible and corruptible he can become a fool through good sense

The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool

Stupidity gets up early; that is why events are accustomed to happening in the morning.

An illusion of depth often occurs if a blockhead is a muddlehead at the same time

Stupidity is an elemental force for which no earthquake is a match

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead one to sovereign power

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