Who asked thee to meddle in my affairs, or to inquire whether I am a wise man or a blockhead?
They irritate one another so uselessly by calling one another fools, blockheads, liars, and so forth for no purpose.
I burn with indignation yet, as I think of a malignant blockhead who once taught me for a few months.
He is also sufficiently artful to conceal the fact that he considers the person he is talking to a mixture of a snob and a blockhead.