Saturday, March 12, 2005

William Booth on Stupidity

"It is against stupidity in every shape and form that we have to wage our eternal battle. But how can we wonder at the want of sense on the part of those who have had no advantages, when we see such plentiful absence of that commodity on the part of those who have had all the advantages?"

William Booth founded The Salvation Army with his wife Catherine in 1865.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Did anyone else feel stupid after reading this quote? I am humble enough to admit that I read this quote through a couple of times and was still left with an odd silence in my head. But being my first time responding to a blog, here is my best effort.

"Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped." -Elbert Hubbard

It just keeps going, and going, and going like the Energizer bunny.