stupid is as stupid does love

stupid is as stupid does

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  • phrase A person's intelligence may be judged by the wisdom of his or her actions.

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Apparently modeled on handsome is as handsome does. Attested since at least 1862, but popularized (perhaps independently) by the 1994 film Forrest Gump.

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