Movie Quote of the Day (‘A Fish Called Wanda,’ on One Guy’s Spectacular Stupidity)

Archie Leach [played by John Cleese]: “Your brother [“Otto,” played by Kevin Kline, pictured] didn't bring you here this time, did he?”

Wanda [played by Jamie Lee Curtis]: “No.”

Archie: “He's no idea?”

Wanda: “He doesn't have a clue.”

Archie: “What?”

Wanda: “He's so dumb...”

Archie: “Really?”

Wanda: “...he thought that the Gettysburg Address was where Lincoln lived.”— A Fish Called Wanda (1988), screenplay by John Cleese, directed by Charles Crichton and John Cleese

Poor Otto would never have guessed that the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg (featuring Pickett’s Charge) occurred on July 3, 1863, or that the “Address” in question was connected to the fighting.

Quote of the Day (Heraclitus, on Stupidity)

“Stupidity is better kept a secret than displayed.”— Ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus (c. 535 BC–475 BC), Fragments

The attached image of Heraclitus was created by Dutch baroque painter Johannes Moreelse (1603-1634).

Quote of the Day (Friedrich von Schiller, on Stupidity)

"Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain." —German physician and man of letters Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805), The Maid of Orleans (1801)