Clever Man Quotes

40 Clever Man quotes by 34 unique authors

By this method thousands of humans have been brought to think that humility means pretty women trying to believe they are ugly and clever men… — C.S. Lewis
Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man. — Bertrand Russell
Things that would have made fame of a less clever man seemed tricks in his hands. It is a mistake to do things too easily. — H.G. Wells
A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can… — Bertrand Russell
beware the clever man that makes the wrong look right — Lawrence Hill
All great events hang by a single thread. The clever man takes advantage of everything, neglects nothing that may give him some added opportunity; the… — Napoleon Bonaparte
Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take… — Bertrand Russell
It's a wicked world, and when a clever man turns his brain to crime it is the worst of all. — Arthur Conan Doyle
People who, not being in love themselves, feel that a clever man should only be unhappy about a person who is worth his while; which… — Marcel Proust
Fools lie, clever men stick to the truth. — Michael Scott
So many, though reluctant to admit it. Shun clever men, and rather suffer fools. — Unknown Author
It takes a clever man to turn cynic and a wise man to be clever enough not to. — Fannie Hurst
He might be a very clever man by nature for aught I know, but he laid so many books upon his head that his brains… — Robert Hall
A stupid man's report of what a clever man says is never accurate because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand. — Bertrand Russell
A clever man tells a woman he understands her but a stupid man tries to prove it. — Vikrant Parsai

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