Quote by Cassandra Clare

“Most people are clever because they don't know how to be honest." William Gaddis, The Recognitions.”

— William Gaddis

“It is a great act of cleverness to conceal one's being clever.”

— François de La Rochefoucauld

“At least if I was picking guys up in fits of drunken idiocy, they were not only handsome, but also even mildly clever.”

— C.E. Murphy

“People who pass us on the street can’t know that we’re clever and charming unless we look it.”

— Susan Cain

“We think we’re so clever. And yet we’re always surprised to find ourselves entrapped or made fools of.”

— Julie Anne Long

“I can keep a perfectly good eye on Simon, thank you. He's my neophyte Downworlder to mock and boss around, not yours.”

— Cassandra Clare

“Well, so you don't get too cocky, I myself often complete the TV Guide crossword puzzle." He puffed out his chest. "In pen.”

— Shelly Laurenston

“What is sometimes thought to be clever is, significantly often, merely an advanced form of foolishness.”

— Idries Shah

“He was too clever. If you’re that clever you can argue yourself into anything. You just leave common sense behind.”

— Julian Barnes

“I have considered myself cleverer than any of the people surrounding me, and sometimes, would you belive it, have been positively ashamed of it.…

— Fyodor Dostoevsky

“You sure you weren’t too clever for him?” Eva asked. “Don’t get me wrong, I know he’s bright. He’s Lord of the Wyr and…

— Thea Harrison

“I am sick to death of cleverness. Everybody is clever nowadays. You can’t go anywhere without meeting clever people. The thing has become an…

— Oscar Wilde