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title: "5 Better Smart Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“Writing is good, thinking is better. Being smart is good, being patient is better.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hermann-hesse/writing-is-good-thinking-is-better-being-smart-is-good-being-patient/)

[Hermann Hesse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hermann-hesse/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c44/hermann-hesse-130_good-thinking_writing-is-good-thinking-is-better-being_619712.png)

> [It's better to get smart than to get mad. I try not to get so insulted that I will not take advantage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-johnson/it-s-better-to-get-smart-than-to-get-mad-i-try-not-to-get-so-insulted/)

[John H. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-h-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d87/john-h-johnson-25891_advantage_it-s-better-to-get-smart-than-to-get-mad_1137653.jpg)

> [Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-sagan/other-things-being-equal-it-is-better-to-be-smart-than-to-be-stupid/)

[Carl Sagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-sagan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50e/carl-sagan-160_being-equal_other-things-being-equal-it-is-better-to_2329508.jpg)

> [We are entering a period of human history that may provide an answer to the question of whether it is better to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/we-are-entering-a-period-of-human-history-that-may-provide-an-answer/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7e/noam-chomsky-42_answers_we-are-entering-a-period-of-human-histor_2380567.jpg)

> [Its better to get smart than to get mad. I try not to get so insulted that I will not take advantage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-johnson/its-better-to-get-smart-than-to-get-mad-i-try-not-to-get-so-insulted/)

[John H. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-h-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08f/john-h-johnson-25891_advantage_its-better-to-get-smart-than-to-get-mad_2864766.jpg)

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