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James Cleverly

A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconciously translates what he hears into something he can understand. – Bertrand RussellRate it:
I never make stupid mistakes. Only very, very clever ones. – John PeelRate it:
Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile. – Albert SchweitzerRate it:
Most people tire of a lecture in 10 minutes, clever people can do it in 5. Sensible people never go to lectures at all. – Stephen Butler LeacockRate it:
Pious” is a sword that the clever always use it to eliminate the truth. – Alireza Salehi NejadRate it:
Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. – AristophanesRate it:
The police shall never catch me, because I have been too clever for them. – Zodiac KillerRate it:
Isn’ t it amazing what clever girls can do. – James BarrieRate it:
A wise man ought always to follow the paths beaten by great men, and to imitate those who have been supreme, so that if his ability does not equal theirs, at least it will savor of it. Let him act like the clever archers who, designing to hit the mark which yet appears too far distant, and knowing the limits to which the strength of their bow attains, take aim much higher than the mark, not to reach by their strength or arrow to so great a height, but to be able with the aid of so high an aim to hit the mark they wish to reach. – Niccolo MachiavelliRate it:
When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing they are as clever as you. – Irving LaytonRate it:
What is most beautiful in this world of ours has been created by man's labour, by his clever hands; all our thoughts and ideas spring from the process of labour, and this is something the history of art, science and technology convinces us of. – Maxim GorkyRate it:
A clever man commits no minor blunders. – Johann von GoetheRate it:
Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever when they are only wasting their time. – George Bernard ShawRate it:
(C)(P) IN THE COMING YEARS I PREDICT THAT MEN WILL FACE A MUCH GREATER PREDICAMENT FROM THOSE WOMEN WHO ARE ALWAYS SMARTER TO USE THEIR -IPHONES- AND TRACK THEIR EVERY MOVE OF INFIDELITY. MOST MEN ARE JUST CLEVER, BUT NOT WISE! – RAS CARDO REGGAERate it:
2 page top lines is a bit too clever by half... They should release ten years. Full tax docs. Raise heat on Trump. – Mike MurphyRate it:
A book is like a man -- clever and dull, brave and cowardly, beautiful and ugly. For every flowering thought there will be a page like a wet and mangy mongrel, and for every looping flight a tap on the wing and a reminder that wax cannot hold the feathers firm too near the sun. – John SteinbeckRate it:
A clever makes either money or gains self publicity via support to online product promotion campaign; the duffers either vote or share it without own gain. – Anuj SomanyRate it:
A clever tattooist produces artistic work, creativity in living with knowledge and insight to his craft. – Brandon Garic NotchRate it:
A clever way often for a person to get the biggest footage in a tv show is to say that he wants to hug the contestant by coming up over the stage. – Anuj SomanyRate it:
A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to comprehend his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire it. – Israel ZangwillRate it:
A person whose mind changes over time about the type of people s/he admires is just clever not kind to find cunningly own benefits only from others. – Anuj SomanyRate it:
A person's thought can not be crafty, cunning and clever unless and until there is a slot of selfishness in the soul and the clot of ego in the heart to distort or rot his/her mind. – Anuj SomanyRate it:
A self-seeker is clever to be aware that the people mostly want SUCCESS & HAPPINESS, so s/he would often speak about these 2 words only to retain them as clients to grow only own BUSINESS. – Anuj SomanyRate it:
A self-seeker is very clever to never miss an opportunity to picture oneself on the social media posts almost every day and some day even does share own photo with somebody by writing that s/he was with the best buddy there & would not spare even own family members in all own publicity affairs. – Anuj SomanyRate it:

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

– Bertrand RussellRate it:

I never make stupid mistakes. Only very, very clever ones.

– John PeelRate it:

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

– Albert SchweitzerRate it:

Most people tire of a lecture in 10 minutes, clever people can do it in 5. Sensible people never go to lectures at all.

– Stephen Butler LeacockRate it:

Pious” is a sword that the clever always use it to eliminate the truth.

– Alireza Salehi NejadRate it:

Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.

– AristophanesRate it:

The police shall never catch me, because I have been too clever for them.

– Zodiac KillerRate it:

Isn’ t it amazing what clever girls can do.

– James BarrieRate it:

A wise man ought always to follow the paths beaten by great men, and to imitate those who have been supreme, so that if his ability does not equal theirs, at least it will savor of it. Let him act like the clever archers who, designing to hit the mark which yet appears too far distant, and knowing the limits to which the strength of their bow attains, take aim much higher than the mark, not to reach by their strength or arrow to so great a height, but to be able with the aid of so high an aim to hit the mark they wish to reach.

– Niccolo MachiavelliRate it:

When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing they are as clever as you.

– Irving LaytonRate it:

What is most beautiful in this world of ours has been created by man's labour, by his clever hands; all our thoughts and ideas spring from the process of labour, and this is something the history of art, science and technology convinces us of.

– Maxim GorkyRate it:

A clever man commits no minor blunders.

– Johann von GoetheRate it:

Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever when they are only wasting their time.

– George Bernard ShawRate it:

(C)(P) IN THE COMING YEARS I PREDICT THAT MEN WILL FACE A MUCH GREATER PREDICAMENT FROM THOSE WOMEN WHO ARE ALWAYS SMARTER TO USE THEIR -IPHONES- AND TRACK THEIR EVERY MOVE OF INFIDELITY. MOST MEN ARE JUST CLEVER, BUT NOT WISE!

– RAS CARDO REGGAERate it:

2 page top lines is a bit too clever by half... They should release ten years. Full tax docs. Raise heat on Trump.

– Mike MurphyRate it:

A book is like a man -- clever and dull, brave and cowardly, beautiful and ugly. For every flowering thought there will be a page like a wet and mangy mongrel, and for every looping flight a tap on the wing and a reminder that wax cannot hold the feathers firm too near the sun.

– John SteinbeckRate it:

A clever makes either money or gains self publicity via support to online product promotion campaign; the duffers either vote or share it without own gain.

– Anuj SomanyRate it:

A clever tattooist produces artistic work, creativity in living with knowledge and insight to his craft.

– Brandon Garic NotchRate it:

A clever way often for a person to get the biggest footage in a tv show is to say that he wants to hug the contestant by coming up over the stage.

– Anuj SomanyRate it:

A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to comprehend his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire it.

– Israel ZangwillRate it:

A person whose mind changes over time about the type of people s/he admires is just clever not kind to find cunningly own benefits only from others.

– Anuj SomanyRate it:

A person's thought can not be crafty, cunning and clever unless and until there is a slot of selfishness in the soul and the clot of ego in the heart to distort or rot his/her mind.

– Anuj SomanyRate it:

A self-seeker is clever to be aware that the people mostly want SUCCESS & HAPPINESS, so s/he would often speak about these 2 words only to retain them as clients to grow only own BUSINESS.

– Anuj SomanyRate it:

A self-seeker is very clever to never miss an opportunity to picture oneself on the social media posts almost every day and some day even does share own photo with somebody by writing that s/he was with the best buddy there & would not spare even own family members in all own publicity affairs.

– Anuj SomanyRate it:

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