"Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever" (Aristophanes). This is a great quote. It is basically reinforcing the point that stupid can’t be fixed.
The quote reinforces the point about stupidity by giving examples of things that can be changed. The examples given are youthfulness which can be fixed with age, immaturity is fixed by age as well, ignorance can be fixed by teaching, and drunkenness eventually ends when you become sober. Stupidity and ignorance are two different things. I looked up the definition of stupidity and didn’t agree with the definition. It said that stupid is someone who is”Not intelligent”(merriam-webster.com). Ignorance is just the absence of knowledge, …show more content…
Someone might not agree with the part of the quote that says, “immaturity is outgrown... and drunkenness sobered”(Aristophanes). Someone might not agree that immaturity can be outgrown because he might think that some people don’t grow up but stay immature, for example, if a child is spoiled and his parents just let him glide through life relying on them. Someone might not agree with the second because a person says that drunkenness can be sobered, but that doesn't mean that someone will stay that way.
I asked my mom what she thought of the quote. She said, “Even though I have heard sayings similar to this quote many times, I don't agree. I believe that education can rectify stupidity, but this is coming from an educator. How is it any different from “ignorance can be educated”(Aristophanes)? Just like education can give someone knowledge, does knowledge not help people make better judgments?”
"Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever" (Aristophanes). Whether you think this quote is true or false, we can all agree that as long as you don’t say anything at all, no one will know that you are immature, ignorant, or stupid. The thing we really learn from this quote is that we should keep to ourselves and not
The quote reinforces the point about stupidity by giving examples of things that can be changed. The examples given are youthfulness which can be fixed with age, immaturity is fixed by age as well, ignorance can be fixed by teaching, and drunkenness eventually ends when you become sober. Stupidity and ignorance are two different things. I looked up the definition of stupidity and didn’t agree with the definition. It said that stupid is someone who is”Not intelligent”(merriam-webster.com). Ignorance is just the absence of knowledge, …show more content…
Someone might not agree with the part of the quote that says, “immaturity is outgrown... and drunkenness sobered”(Aristophanes). Someone might not agree that immaturity can be outgrown because he might think that some people don’t grow up but stay immature, for example, if a child is spoiled and his parents just let him glide through life relying on them. Someone might not agree with the second because a person says that drunkenness can be sobered, but that doesn't mean that someone will stay that way.
I asked my mom what she thought of the quote. She said, “Even though I have heard sayings similar to this quote many times, I don't agree. I believe that education can rectify stupidity, but this is coming from an educator. How is it any different from “ignorance can be educated”(Aristophanes)? Just like education can give someone knowledge, does knowledge not help people make better judgments?”
"Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever" (Aristophanes). Whether you think this quote is true or false, we can all agree that as long as you don’t say anything at all, no one will know that you are immature, ignorant, or stupid. The thing we really learn from this quote is that we should keep to ourselves and not