I was well-read but perhaps that only made me stupid.

Richard Smyth
About This Quote

Being well-read is a good thing. It’s nice to have an awareness of the world, but being stupid is not. A person who has read a lot of things can sometimes forget what they’ve read. This quote simply means that, because of the amount of information they’ve absorbed, they can forget to check their facts or find ways to be narrow-minded.

Source: Wild Ink

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