It takes a clever man to turn cynic and a wise man to be clever enough not to. Votes: 4
Fannie HurstWhat clever man has ever needed to commit a crime? Crime is the last resort of political half-wits. Votes: 4
Charles Maurice de TalleyrandThe silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool. Votes: 4
Rudyard KiplingOnly the clever men can be flexible; others are condemned to remain as rigid! Votes: 3
Mehmet Murat ildanPut a very clever man next to a genius, his brightness will immediately turn to dullness! Votes: 3
Mehmet Murat ildanPassion often renders the most clever man a fool, and sometimes renders the most foolish man clever. Votes: 3
Francois de La RochefoucauldI love hearing details of writers' craft, as cannibals eat the brains of clever men to get cleverer. Votes: 3
Antonia FraserIt's a wicked world, and when a clever man turns his brain to crime it is the worst of all. Votes: 3
Arthur Conan DoyleA clever man without wisdom is like a beautiful flower without fragrance. Votes: 0
Leonardo da VinciThe desire to be thought clever often prevents a man from becoming so. Votes: 0
Francois de La RochefoucauldThere is scarcely any man sufficiently clever to appreciate all the evil he does. Votes: 0
Francois de La RochefoucauldA book is like a man - clever and dull, brave and cowardly, beautiful and ugly. Votes: 0
John SteinbeckI would prefer as friend a good man ignorant than one more clever who is evil too. Votes: 0
EuripidesA man has made great progress in cunning when he does not seem too clever to others. Votes: 0
Jean de la BruyereEducation without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil. Votes: 0
C. S. LewisPassion often makes a fool of the cleverest man and often makes the most foolish men clever Votes: 0
Francois de La RochefoucauldClever modern man is so witless that he thinks moral silence and empty conscience are an advantage. Votes: 0
Michael LeunigIt is impossible for a dove to catch a swallow, for a clever man to catch a genius. Votes: 0
Mehmet Murat ildanYou are very clever," said the old man shyly. "I would like to eat your brains, one day. Votes: 0
Terry PratchettTo reach the future, man needs to be clever and more important than this he must be lucky! Votes: 0
Mehmet Murat ildanWise man is a lake full with fishes; clever man is a fisherman who often visits this lake! Votes: 0
Mehmet Murat ildanMr. Rihani is a man of ardent poetic temperament, a clever poet, and a man of unworldly ideals. Votes: 0
Edwin MarkhamA clever man should handle his interests so that each will fall in suitable order of their value. Votes: 0
Francois de La Rochefoucauld