Funny Stupidity and Foolishness Quotes

These silly and witty sayings give a positive spin to this otherwise touchy subject!

Funny Stupidity and Foolishness Quotes

"Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
- Plato
“The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearned, but still ‘this nonsense.”
– Benjamin Franklin
“I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known.”
- Walt Disney
“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.”
- Albert Einstein
"Better to keep silent and let people think you are a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."
- Abraham Lincoln
"One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, nothin' can beat teamwork."
- Edward Abbey
“There are more airplanes in the water than there are submarines in the sky.”
Anonymous
“The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.”
Anonymous
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has limits."
Anonymous
“To be clever enough to get a great deal of money, one must be stupid enough to want it.”
- George Bernard Shaw
“If being awesome was a crime, I would be serving a life sentence.”
Anonymous
“My grandpa started walking five miles a day when he was 60. Now he’s 97 years old and we have no clue where he is.”
“To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.”
- Gustave Flaubert
“There are much easier things in life than finding a good man. Nailing Jell-O to a tree, for instance.”
Anonymous
"Stupidity is like a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone's arguing over where they're going to sit."
"If ignorance is bliss, there should be more happy people."
- Victor Cousin
"Common sense is not a gift. It’s a punishment because you have to deal with everyone who doesn’t have it."
Anonymous
"If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a million times: Don’t exaggerate!"
Anonymous
“The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.”
– Winston S. Churchill
“My sister’s expecting a baby, and I don’t know if I’m going to be an uncle or an aunt.”
- Chuck Nevitt
“It’s so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don’t say it.”
“I couldn’t repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder!”
Anonymous
"Ignorance is a form of environmental pollution."
Anonymous
"Stupidity is a talent for misconception."
- Edgar Allan Poe
“No matter how smart you are, you can never convince someone stupid that they are stupid.”
Anonymous
"Don’t believe everything you think."
Anonymous
"It is the dull man who is always sure and the sure man who is always dull."
— H.L. Mencken
“Every man is a d*** fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.”
― Elbert Hubbard
"If Cinderella’s shoe fit perfectly, then why did it fall off?"
“What is the only flaw of being intelligent?…that you have to deal with stupid people.”
Anonymous
“The problem with the world is that everyone does not have a brain, but everyone does have a tongue.”
- Raheel Farooq
"The first thing you learn in life is you’re a fool. The last thing you learn in life is you’re the same fool."
Anonymous
“Think of how stupid the average person is and realize half of them are stupider than that.”
– George Carlin
“If pessimism is despair, optimism is cowardice and stupidity. Is there any need to choose between them?”
- Francis Parker Yockey
“Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.”
- Elbert Hubbard
“Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.”
- Horace
"The more you know, the dumber you sound to stupid people."
Anonymous
"I am allergic to stupidity, so I break out in sarcasm."
Anonymous
“On the internet, you can be anything you want. It’s strange that so many people choose to be stupid.”
Anonymous
“Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.”
– William Shakespeare
"The dumbest people I know are those who Know It All."
– Malcolm Forbes
“Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, you’ll be a mile from them, and you’ll have their shoes.”
- Jack Handey
“Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.”
- Oscar Wilde
“My biggest fear about becoming a zombie is all the walking that I’d have to do.”
"Technology is getting smarter and smarter: smartphones, smartwatches, smart homes… Only people remain stupid no matter what."
- Anna LeMind
“We live in the era of smart phones and stupid people.”
Antonymous
"Common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it most never use it."
Anonymous
“Arguing with a fool proves there are two.”
– Doris M. Smith
“Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”
- Mark Twain
“People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually fools.”
- Alice Walker