One is tempted to believe that a stupid man will do harm only to himself, but this is confusing stupidity with helplessness. On occasion one is tempted to associate oneself with a stupid individual in order to use him for one’s own schemes. Such a maneuver can only have disastrous effects because a) it is based on a complete misunderstanding of the essential nature of stupidity; b) it gives the stupid person added scope for the exercise of his gifts.
