“So long as victory can be attained, stupid haste is preferable to clever dilatoriness.”
“Between a stupid fascist and an intelligent fascist, prefer the intelligent one, because there is always a chance to persuade the clever one about the mistakes of his actions! There is no such a chance for stupid and ignorant fascist!”
“Philosophers have a long tradition of marrying stupid women, from Socrates on. They think it clever.”
“In seeking wisdom thou art wise in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.”
“In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.”
“the highest point a man can attain is not Knowledge, or Virtue, or Goodness, or Victory, but something even greater, more heroic and more despairing: Sacred Awe!”