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Ignorance of all things is an evil neither terrible nor excessive, nor yet the greatest of all; but great cleverness read more
Ignorance of all things is an evil neither terrible nor excessive, nor yet the greatest of all; but great cleverness and much learning, if they be accompanied by a bad training, are a much greater misfortune.
Clever men are good, but they are not the best.
Clever men are good, but they are not the best.
A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to appreciate his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire read more
A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to appreciate his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire it
I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing.
Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing.
A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to appreciate his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire read more
A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to appreciate his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire it.
It is great cleverness to known when to conceal one's cleverness
It is great cleverness to known when to conceal one's cleverness