.
As a 15 year old, he boarded the Milford
packet
in Checkpoint in 1801 and, a week later on 14 July, he had joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman on board the sloop
(18 guns) which was then in berth at Portsmouth
. He was serving on her when she had 15 men killed in an unsuccessful action off the west coast of Cuba
towards the close of 1803.
A fool's mind is at the mercy of his tongue and a wise man's tongue is under the control of his mind.
I never heard tell of any clever man that came of entirely stupid people.
Aristotle taught that the brain exists merely to cool the blood and is not involved in the process of thinking. This is true only of certain persons.
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
"Folly is as great as the sea. It can compass anything."
A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it.
There is no sin except stupidity.
Weapons-Grade Stupidity: Tech-support slang for customer intelligence that is so low it poses a severe hazard to those who come in contact with it.