Education Quote by Meredith Duran

“...he was the kind of boy for whom cleverness was female.”

— Margaret Atwood

“We liked to be known as the clever girls.”

— Malala Yousafzai

“A clever girl may pass through the phase of foolish miss on the way to sensible woman.”

— Mary Lascelles

“I hate to be what is called a clever girl--there are too many of that sort now!”

— Thomas Hardy

“I'm afraid men are not always quite as clever as they think they are. You will learn that when you get a bit older,…

— Roald Dahl

“They are fond of fun and therefore witty, wit being well-bred insolence.”

— Aristotle

“Any fool can see you're a woman. Luckily, this is a school full of geniuses, so I don't think you'll have too much trouble.”

— Lev A.C. Rosen

“All young ladies are either very pretty or very clever or very sweet; they may take their choice as to which category they will…

— Samuel Butler

“She confused wit with intelligence, and made people laugh rather than lightening their hearts or making them think.”

— E. Lockhart

“Her conversation often revealed that behind her smiles, height, blonde hair and grasp of fashion lay a wit that was severely lacking.”

— D.M. Andrews

“It is a great act of cleverness to conceal one's being clever.”

— François de La Rochefoucauld

“Being clever was, after all, my primary source of self-esteem. I’m a very sad person, in all senses of the word, but at least…

— Alice Oseman