Silly may refer to:
- Silliness, a funny or ludicrous behavior
- Stupidity, particularly in comedy
Famous quotes containing the word silly:
“America how can I write a holy litany in your silly mood?”
—Allen Ginsberg (b. 1926)
“If courtesans and strumpets were to be prosecuted with as much rigour as some silly people would have it, what locks or bars would be sufficient to preserve the honour of our wives and daughters?”
—Bernard Mandeville (1670–1733)
“If magistrates had true justice, and if physicians had the true art of healing, they would have no occasion for square caps; the majesty of these sciences would of itself be venerable enough. But having only imaginary knowledge, they must employ those silly tools that strike the imagination with which they have to deal; and thereby, in fact, they inspire respect.”
—Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)