Be good Quote by Henry James

You are good for nothing unless you are clever.

— Henry James

I've always been accused of being too clever for my own good.

— Denny Laine

“I think you're too clever for your own good”

— Katharine McGee

“There is a world of difference between being clever and being right.”

— Ian Driscoll

“I’m very clever,’ said the Doctor. It was a good line, and he was determined to use it as much as possible.”

— Neil Gaiman

Cleverness is a burden after that. You are supposed to settle down and be a good person, raise your children, and be good to…

— Garrison Keillor

It is never wise to try to appear to be more clever than you are. It is sometimes wise to appear slightly less so.

— Anonymous

A great soul said Yesterday, I was clever. So I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise. So I am changing myself.…

— Anonymous

The next best thing to being clever is being able to quote someone who is.

— Mary Pettibone Poole

“Clever people are entertaining and stupid ones give me such a pleasant sense of superiority.”

— Gwen Bristow

It is one thing to be clever and another to be wise.

— Anonymous

“Thinking of something to say is difficult when you want to be perceived as clever!”

— Lorraine Reguly