Clever Quotes

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He who knows others is clever; He who knows himself has discernment. — Laozi
Who does not wish to be beautiful, and clever, and rich, and to have back, in old age, the time spent trying to be any… — Robert Breault
If you could stop every atom in its position and direction, and if your mind could comprehend all the actions thus suspended, then if you… — Tom Stoppard
I would proclaim that the vast majority of what [say, Scientific American] is true-yet my ability to defend such a claim is weaker than I… — Douglas Hofstadter
I have been speculating last night what makes a man a discoverer of undiscovered things; and a most perplexing problem it is. Many men who… — Charles Darwin
When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you. — Irving Layton
When you meditate you have to try to quiet and calm the mind. There should be no thought within the mind. Right now you feel… — Sri Chinmoy
The young women in my classes are feisty and clever and believe, often with the passion of youthful optimism, that feminism is a battle already… — Louise Brown
It's no use trying to be clever-we are all clever here; just try to be kind-a little kind. — Unknown Author
A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to appreciate his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire it. — Israel Zangwill
I never make stupid mistakes. Only very, very clever ones. — John Peel
Bush is a very stupid man. The American people are not stupid, they are very clever. I can't understand how such clever people came to… — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
Clever people master life; the wise illuminate it and create fresh difficulties. — Emil Nolde
As Littlewood said to me once [of the ancient Greeks], they are not clever school boys or "scholarship candidates," but "Fellows of another college." — G. H. Hardy
All my life I've wanted, just once, to say something clever without losing my train of thought — Robert Breault
She felt like a chess player who, by the clever handling of his pieces, sees the game taking the course intended. Her eyes were bright… — Kate Chopin
The wicked are always surprised to find that the good can be clever. — Luc de Clapiers
The clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him. — Sun Tzu
It seems to me that most good protagonists are both clever and resourceful. They are intelligent and can fix things, both little and big. They… — Unknown Author
Knowing others is to be clever. Knowing yourself is to be enlightened. Overcoming others requires force. Overcoming yourself requires strength. — Laozi

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