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title: "4 Things Clever Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Stupid men are often capable of things the clever would not dare to contemplate...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/stupid-men-are-often-capable-of-things-the-clever-would-not-dare-to/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5b/terry-pratchett-19_capable_stupid-men-are-often-capable-of-things-t_126670.jpg)

> [“for twenty-five years he has been reading and writing things that clever men have long known and stupid ones are not interested…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-chekhov/for-twenty-five-years-he-has-been-reading-and-writing-things-that/)

[Anton Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-chekhov/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/anton-chekhov-298_five-years_for-twenty-five-years-he-has-been-readin_1672133.jpg)

> [What's that one that people seem to like so much? 'Fleabag.' I watched that and it was that sort of Oxbridge 'Oh,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vic-reeves/what-s-that-one-that-people-seem-to-like-so-much-fleabag-i-watched/)

[Vic Reeves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vic-reeves/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bb/vic-reeves-5081_clever_what-s-that-one-that-people-seem-to-like_1679944.png)

> [Everyone can write jokes and makes things clever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-walton/everyone-can-write-jokes-and-makes-things-clever/)

[David Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-walton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a27/david-walton-8871_clever_everyone-can-write-jokes-and-makes-thing_1905581.png)

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