Checks Quote by Christian Scriver

A little folly is desirable in him that will not be guilty of stupidity.

— Michel de Montaigne

He who has provoked the shaft of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it.

— Samuel Johnson

A man of remarkable genius may afford to pass by a piece of wit, if it happen to border on abuse. A little genius…

— William Shenstone

Let everyone who has the grace of intelligence fear that, because of it, he will be judged more heavily if he is negligent.

— Bridget of Sweden

Whether he likes it or not, [he] cannot remain incognito forever. He has outraged too many wise men and pleased too many fools to…

— Orson Scott Card

He who considers himself a paragon of wisdom is sure to commit some superlatively stupid act.

— Johann Ludwig Tieck

The wisest man is the silent one. Examine his actions. Judge him by them.

— Karen Marie Moning

He's a fool who cannot conceal his wisdom.

— Benjamin Franklin

We have no words for speaking of wisdom to the stupid. He who understands the wise is wise already.

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

What he is lacking in intelligence, he more than makes up for in stupidity.

— Anonymous

Urge him with truth to frame his fair replies And sure he will for Wisdom never lies.

— Homer

He who has provoked the lash of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it.

— James Boswell