“War is mankind's most tragic and stupid folly; to seek or advise its deliberate provocation is a black crime against all men. Though you follow the trade of the warrior, you do so in the spirit of Washington - not of Genghis Khan. For Americans, only threat to our way of life justifies resort to conflict.” MenWayWarSpiritBlackMankindCrimeStupidConflictTradeThreatDefenseWarriorFollyTragicJustifyDeliberateResortsAdviseProvocationAmerican Way Of Life Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower
“I can't accept "our nervous age," since mankind has been nervous during every age. Whoever fears nervousness should turn into a sturgeon or smelt; if a sturgeon makes a stupid mistake, it can only be one: to end up on a hook, and then in a pan in a pastry shell.” IfsShouldHas BeensI CanEndsAgeTurnsMistakeAcceptingMankindStupidNervousShellsHookPastriesNervousnessStupid Mistake Author:Anton Chekhov
“My knowledge of the universe is that if I write stupid jokes, the universe gives me a really nice house and great meals. I do not believe mankind will ever develop a formula to explain this.” IfsGivingWritingBelieveFunnyScienceUniverseHouseNiceMankindStupidJokesGive MeMealsFormulasReally NiceNice HouseStupid Jokes Author:Joel Klein
“We meet With few utterly dull and stupid souls: the sublime and transcendent are still fewer; the generality of mankind stand between these two extremes: the interval is filled with multitudes of ordinary geniuses, but all very useful, and the ornaments and supports of the commonwealth.” StillsTwoSoulSupportMankindStupidGeniusOrdinaryFilledExtremesDullMediocrityFewerMultitudesSublimeTranscendentOrnamentsIntervalsCommonwealthGeneralitiesTwo Extremes Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“The doctor sees all the weakness of mankind; the lawyer all the wickedness, the theologian all the stupidity.” MankindStupidWeaknessDoctorsStupidityLawyerSillyPessimismTranquilityTheologianWickednessWeakness Of Man Book:Parerga and Paralipomena: A Collection of Philosophical Essays Source: Parerga and Paralipomena: A Collection of Philosophical Essays
“I admit that I myself am far from having a complete command of every topic I touch on, but my knowledge of my subject is always greater than the interest or the understanding of my auditors. You see, there is one very good thing about mankind; the mediocre masses make very few demands of the mediocrities of a higher order, submitting stupidly and cheerfully to their guidance” OrderUnderstandingInterestGreaterSubjectsMankindStupidHigherDemandMassGood ThingsVery GoodCommandGuidanceMediocrityTopicsMediocreAuditors Author:Alfred de Vigny