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“How do I know that loving life is not a delusion? How do I know that in hating death I am not like a man who, having left home in his youth, has forgotten the way back?...someday there will be a great awakening when we know that this is all a great dream. Yet the stupid believe that they are awake, busily and brightly assuming they understand things, calling this man ruler, and that man a herdsman- how dense!”

Knows Men Way Believe Home Dream Life Is Hate Left Stupid Youth Calling Assuming Forgotten Insight Awakening Awake Someday Delusion Rulers Loving Life Dense

Author:Zhuangzi

“When one's thoughts are neither frivolous nor flippant, when one's thoughts are neither stiff-necked nor stupid, but rather, are harmonious -- they habitually render physical calm and deep insight.”

Stupid Calm Insight Harmonious Frivolous Flippant

Author:Hildegard of Bingen

“I don't have any insight or understanding on anything about the government. All I think is that it's stupid - which is the one perspective that's almost completely lacking in Washington.”

Thinking Government Understanding Stupid Perspective Insight Lacking

Author:Dave Barry

“Stupid people like to delude themselves that while they may not be clever, they were at least able to compensate with feelings and insights denied to the intellectual....It was precisely this kind of false belief that made stupid people so stupid. The truth was the clever people had infinitely more resources from which to make the leaps of connection that the world called intuition. What was 'intelligence' after all, but the ability to read into things?”

People World Kind May Made Feelings Able Belief Ability Stupid Intellectual Resources Connections Insight Intuition Clever Leap Denied Stupid People

Author:Stephen Fry

“Perhaps the difference between a professor and a bus driver is that the professor can say stupid things with complete authority while the bus driver is not authorized to make brilliant insights.”

Differences Stupid Authority Insight Brilliant Drivers Professors Bus Stupid Things Bus Driver

Book:The art of listening

Source: The art of listening

“If I make a fool of myself, who cares? I'm not frightened by anyone's perception of me.”

Ifs Humor Inspiration Care Stupid Fool Perception Insight Frightened Bullying Who Cares

Author:Angelina Jolie

“The ability to help others gain insights seems very important to me, and I think one of the most effective, but most difficult, ways is to listen sympathetically when people seem to be saying stupid things or thinking in confused ways. Rather than write them off, we can try to diagnose what is wrong with their thinking - what flawed belief they might be holding. And then search for ways that enables them to discover the flawed belief for themselves.”

People Thinking Writing Trying Important Helping Belief Difficult Ability Stupid Insight Helping Others Confused Flawed

Author:Gary A. Klein