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title: "6 Prove Smart Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [It takes a lot of things to prove you are smart, but only one thing to prove you are ignorant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-herold/it-takes-a-lot-of-things-to-prove-you-are-smart-but-only-one-thing-to/)

[Don Herold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-herold/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/don-herold-12744_ignorant_it-takes-a-lot-of-things-to-prove-you-ar_248187.jpg)

> [“By passing your GCSEs you prove that you’re not an idiot… But by passing your A levels you prove that you’re smart”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mitchell/by-passing-your-gcses-you-prove-that-you-re-not-an-idiot-but-by/)

[Ben Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mitchell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e76/ben-mitchell-28816_education_by-passing-your-gcses-you-prove-that-you_701784.jpg)

> [I've learned to use big words. Because I'm an avid reader, I can prove myself as a smart and diligent person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marley-dias/i-ve-learned-to-use-big-words-because-i-m-an-avid-reader-i-can-prove/)

[Marley Dias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marley-dias/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7f/marley-dias-10090_big_i-ve-learned-to-use-big-words-because-i_1207555.jpg)

> [Am I saying this because I want to prove how smart I am or am I saying this because it needs to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-holiday/am-i-saying-this-because-i-want-to-prove-how-smart-i-am-or-am-i/)

[Ryan Holiday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-holiday/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23a/ryan-holiday-514_dope_am-i-saying-this-because-i-want-to-prove_1495715.jpg)

> [“A woman didn’t get to tell a man she was smart. She had to prove she was smart, and then prove it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivian-arend/a-woman-didn-t-get-to-tell-a-man-she-was-smart-she-had-to-prove-she/)

[Vivian Arend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-arend/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/238/vivian-arend-12814_god-help_a-woman-didn-t-get-to-tell-a-man-she-was_1701592.jpg)

> [Listen real hard to the smartest guy in the room before you go trying to prove how smart you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-clow/listen-real-hard-to-the-smartest-guy-in-the-room-before-you-go-trying/)

[Lee Clow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-clow/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/858/lee-clow-14137_guy_listen-real-hard-to-the-smartest-guy-in_3019504.png)

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