#clever

What I stand for is what I stand on. ↗

— Wendell Berry

#inspirational #inspirational

A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#cleverness #intelligence #smart #stupidity #understanding

Passion often makes a madman of the cleverest man, and renders the greatest fools clever. ↗

— François de La Rochefoucauld

#foolishness #intelligence #madness #passion #intelligence

The greatest fools are ofttimes more clever than the men who laugh at them. ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#fools #men

If put to the pinch, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. (Get Out or Get in Line, 1928) ↗

— Elbert Hubbard

#loyalty #loyalty

Heard, Seen, and Dunn et al. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#witty #witty

One should never use exclamation points in writing. It is like laughing at your own joke. ↗

— Mark Twain

#clever #exclamation-point #writing #writing-advice

If the Great Way perishes there will morality and duty. When cleverness and knowledge arise great lies will flourish. When relatives fall out with one another there will be filial duty and love. When states are in confusion there will be faithful servants. ↗

— Lao Tzu

#arise #cleverness #confusion #duty #faithful

The great gift of conversation lies less in displaying it ourselves than in drawing it out of others. He who leaves your company pleased with himself and his own cleverness is perfectly well pleased with you. ↗

— Jean de la Bruyere

#company #conversation #displaying #drawing #gift

I think that Obama is very cool. And I think he's clever, and I think he can be witty. But I don't think he's funny in either the way that Reagan was funny - or John McCain and Dick Cheney are both funny in that ruthless, kind of mean way. ↗

— Mo Rocca

#cheney #clever #cool #dick cheney #either