Quotes about Cleverness

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Intelligence is more important than strength, that is why earth is ruled by men and not by animals. — Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words
Vivid simplicity is the articulation, the nature of genius. Wisdom is greater than intelligence; intelligence is greater — Criss Jami, Killosophy
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. — Jalaluddin Rumi
Cleverness is not wisdom. — Euripides, The Bacchae
No matter how tiny you look, you can lead huge men if you have what the huge men don't have. — Michael Bassey Johnson
No tricks, no tools, but talent makes a task truly top class. — Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words
Brilliance of the brain must be admired more than beauty of the body. — Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words
Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation. — Mark Twain
The knowledge of Christ which is produced by man's own cleverness and wisdom is not a rock that can stand firm. — Watchman Nee, The Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation
My idea of good company, Mr. Eliot, is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation — Jane Austen, Persuasion
I am sick to death of cleverness. Everybody is clever nowadays. — Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest
Can you be sure that others have not come before you and destroyed the pristine state of the native myth? Can you be sur — Carl Sagan, Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science
Cheerfulness will help you draw strangers, cleverness will help gain acquaintances, faithfulness will help you keep comp — Matshona Dhliwayo
No woman marries for money; they are all clever enough, before marrying a millionaire, to fall in love with him first. — Cesare Pavese
Which would you rather be if you had the choice--divinely beautiful or dazzlingly clever or angelically good? — L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears — Bertrand Russell, A History of Western Philosophy
Passion often makes a madman of the cleverest man, and renders the greatest fools clever. — François de La Rochefoucauld
He was stupid, yes, in the particular way that very clever people can be stupid. — Terry Pratchett
Kindness is true wisdom—not cleverness. — Debasish Mridha