Cleverness Quote by Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

We judge so superficially of things, that common words and actions spoke and done in an agreeable manner, with some knowledge of what passes…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

A lot of clever people have got everything except judgement

— Clement Attlee

Between what matters and what seems to matter, how should the world we know judge wisely?

— E. C. Bentley

“Our society promotes cleverness instead of wisdom, and celebrates the most superficial, harsh, and least useful aspects of our intelligence.”

— Sogyal Rinpoche

“When we generalize and judge people quickly without taking ample time, we've chosen a shortcut. It's superficial of us, and a lack of wisdom.”

— Assegid Habtewold

“Judging the intellect of others where comprehension is lacking, is like a mutt judging the groom of Best in Show.”

— S.P. Mount

We judge ourselves mostly by our intentions, but others judge us mostly by our actions.

— Eric Harvey

The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Often we judge ourselves by our intentions and everyone else by their actions.

— John Bevere

Don't judge someone because of what they did not succeed at or what they were incorrect in. Everyone's a genius in their own way;…

— Anonymous

Judgment is more than skill. It sets forth on intellectual seas beyond the shores of hard indisputable factual information.

— Kingman Brewster, Jr