▲ 1454 ▼ 1.1 History (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 145 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 79 points 2 years ago (2 children) To quote someone a lot wiser than myself: It's a shame stupid people carry themselves through life full of certainty while the wise ones suffer a life of doubt. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.id 6 points 2 years ago That's a paraphrase of a famous Bertrand Russell quote. The original is as follows; "The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt." There's also the William Butler Yeats corollary; "The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity." permalink fedilink source parent [–] anonymouse@lemmings.world 3 points 2 years ago "Ignorance is bliss." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.id 6 points 2 years ago That's a paraphrase of a famous Bertrand Russell quote. The original is as follows; "The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt." There's also the William Butler Yeats corollary; "The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anonymouse@lemmings.world 3 points 2 years ago "Ignorance is bliss." permalink fedilink source parent
