Talk:gefährlich wird es, wenn die Dummen fleißig werden

RFV discussion: December 2018–April 2020

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gefährlich wird es, wenn die Dummen fleißig werden

German. It seems to be more often mentioned than used. The non-literal definition is potentially too narrow. ←₰-→ Lingo ^Bingo _Dingo (talk) 14:56, 14 December 2018 (UTC)

The “literal” translation is already not very literal. My attempt: “It gets dangerous when dumb people begin to work hard.” What a weird interpretation, though, not just narrow. I think the aphorism is actually meant to be taken rather literally. I see it often attributed to Erich Kästner, but never with a concrete source, so this may be another made-up attribution that is blindly copied. In any case, I don’t think we have even a single one of the over 200 aphorisms by GBS; why should we have this one?  --Lambiam 18:58, 14 December 2018 (UTC)

True, or "when the dumb become industrious". I agree about aphorisms; it can always be RFD'd if the RFV passes. ←₰-→ Lingo ^Bingo _Dingo (talk) 08:31, 17 December 2018 (UTC)

RFV-deleted — surjection ⟨??⟩ 15:42, 19 April 2020 (UTC)