Famous Quotes - Tags - Cleverness

  • A cunning fox cannot outsmart a skilled hunter. More
  • A race horse needs only a touch of the whip; a clever person needs only a hint. More
  • A smart man never suffers certain defeat. More
  • Clever words are not as good as straight talk. More
  • Cleverness often defeats itself. More
  • For a clever eye, one glance is enough, while a dunce may stare all day long. More
  • I know a trick worth two of that. More
  • It is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal one’s being clever. More
  • One begins to mistrust very clever people when they get embarrassed. More
  • One man may be more cunning than another, but no one can be more cunning than all the world. More
  • The desire to be thought clever often prevents a man from becoming so. More
  • The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve. More
  • There are but very few men clever enough to know all the mischief they do. More
  • What makes us so angry with those that have tricked us, is that they think themselves cleverer... More
  • When one thinks profusely and cleverly, not only his face but his body too takes on a clever... More
  • Whoever possesses abundant joy must be a good man: but he is probably not the cleverest man,... More

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