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The good are so harsh to the clever,
The clever so rude to the good!
The good are so harsh to the clever,
The clever so rude to the good!
The simple believe everything, but the clever consider their steps. The simple believe everything, but the clever consider their steps.
A clever wife often sleeps with a stupid husband. A clever wife often sleeps with a stupid husband.
A race horse needs only a touch of the whip; a clever person needs only a hint. A race horse needs only a touch of the whip; a clever person needs only a hint.
Even a clever wife finds it hard to cook without rice. Even a clever wife finds it hard to cook without rice.
Clever words are not as good as straight talk. Clever words are not as good as straight talk.
Clever words and sharp looks are rarely associated with virtue. Clever words and sharp looks are rarely associated with virtue.
For a clever eye, one glance is enough, while a dunce may stare all day long. For a clever eye, one glance is enough, while a dunce may stare all day long.
The British are a self-distrustful, diffident people, agreeing with alacrity that they are neither successful nor clever, and only... - MORE The British are a self-distrustful, diffident people, agreeing with alacrity that they are neither successful nor clever, and only modestly claiming that they have a keener sense of humour, more robust common sense, and greater staying power as a nation than all the rest of the world put together.
Or don't you know, so exceedingly clever as you are, that a vain tongue must pay the penalty? Or don't you know, so exceedingly clever as you are, that a vain tongue must pay the penalty?
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