Einstein’s sayings on Ignorance, Stupidity, Foolishness: Exploring about Albert Einstein has reshaped my thinking about how I view what is ‘real’. I hope it reshapes yours as well! Einstein may have been a physicist, but he sounded off on all sorts of topics in a way you’d only expect from a certified genius. Einstein quotes are some what quirky, fun, and at times encouraging and always thoughtful. Here are some of his quotes on human stupidity, Ignorance and foolishness.
Albert Einstein Quotes on Stupidity
“What a person does on his own, without being stimulated by the thoughts and experiences of others, is even in the best of cases rather paltry and monotonous.” ― Albert Einstein
“A foolish faith in authority is the worst enemy of truth.” ― Albert Einstein
“Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed.” ― Albert Einstein
“Before God we are all equally wise – and equally foolish.” ― Albert Einstein
“Force always attracts men of low morality.” ― Albert Einstein
“If I were to remain silent, I’d be guilty of complicity.” ― Albert Einstein
“If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.” ― Albert Einstein
“Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.” ― Albert Einstein
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” ― Albert Einstein
“It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly acclaimed.” ― Albert Einstein
“Most people see what is, and never see what can be.” ― Albert Einstein
“with fame I become more, and more stupid, which of course is a very common phenomenon” ― Albert Einstein
“I do not believe that a man should be restrained in his daily actions by being afraid of punishment after death or that he should do things only because in this way he will be rewarded after he dies.” ― Albert Einstein
“Order is needed by the ignorant but it takes a genius to master chaos.” ― Albert Einstein
“I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots.” ― Albert Einstein