“The stupider one is, the closer one is to reality. The stupider one is, the clearer one is. Stupidity is brief and artless, while intelligence wriggles and hides itself. Intelligence is a knave, but stupidity is honest and straightforward.”
The Brothers Karamazov (1879–1880)
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Variant: The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.
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Source: Derb Quotes https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/derb-quotes-john-derbyshire/, National Review, November 20, 2003.
"The Brooklyn Divines." Brooklyn Union (Brooklyn, NY), 1883.
“A stupid lie is one that can never make itself believed.”
“Military intelligence was as nothing to military stupidity.”
Source: Vorkosigan Saga, Diplomatic Immunity (2002), Chapter 2 (p. 32)
On José Mourinho, (November 2005) http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/4398238.stm
Context: He's out of order, disconnected with reality and disrespectful. When you give success to stupid people, it makes them more stupid sometimes and not more intelligent.