Comments on: "The most stupid fool is better off than those who think they are wise when they are not." http://gaplauche.com/blog/2008/01/31/the-most-stupid-fool-is-better-off-than-those-who-think-they-are-wise-when-they-are-not/ Aristotelian-Liberal Political Philosopher Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:08:06 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Geoffrey Allan Plauchehttp://gaplauche.com/blog/2008/01/31/the-most-stupid-fool-is-better-off-than-those-who-think-they-are-wise-when-they-are-not/#comment-138 Geoffrey Allan Plauche Thu, 08 May 2008 05:53:00 +0000 http://gaplauche.com/blog/?p=275#comment-138 I just re-discovered a good Nietzsche quote that says something similar:<br/><br/>"<i>Don't touch!</i> - There are terrible people who, instead of solving a problem, bungle it and make it more difficult for all who come after. Whoever can't hit the nail on the head should, please, not hit it at all."<br/><br/>(<i>The Wanderer and His Shadow</i> 326 on pp. 165-166 of <i>Basic Writings</i>) I just re-discovered a good Nietzsche quote that says something similar:

“Don’t touch! – There are terrible people who, instead of solving a problem, bungle it and make it more difficult for all who come after. Whoever can’t hit the nail on the head should, please, not hit it at all.”

(The Wanderer and His Shadow 326 on pp. 165-166 of Basic Writings)

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