English Sentence:

Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.

German Translation:

Schreibe nichts der Böswilligkeit zu, was durch Dummheit hinreichend erklärbar ist.

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zuschreiben

to attribute to sb or sth

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nichts

nothing

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der

1. the (nominative masculine singular) 2. the (genitive and dative feminine singular) 3. the (genitive plural) 4. who 5. which 6. that one, this one

Here: (definite article for genitive and dative singular feminine and genitive plural)

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die Böswilligkeit   (Pl: Böswilligkeiten)

maliciousness, malevolence

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zuschreiben

to attribute to sb or sth

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was

1. what 2. which 3. [informal] something (short for etwas)

Here: what

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durch

by, through

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die Dummheit   (Pl: Dummheiten)

stupidity

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hinreichend

sufficient, adequate, ample

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erklärbar

explainable, explicable

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ist

is

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