cleverness

The first and last weakness of his life, before him again. For a moment he felt himself blinded by his own memories; his own remembrances of the wits and wiles of Marian Halcombe that would steal into his thoughts; the sound of her laughter at his outrageous tales, the shadowed glance of distrust, the way her eyebrows would raise ever so slightly despite her resolution to seem disinterested in his foreign insights. She was the first woman he ventured to have complete equality in matching his tremendous cleverness.

Many people think of similar great things, but only the few act on it; which makes them great.

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The most holy cannibalism you can perform is to eat the flesh and blood of sagacity, and by sharing it with other wisdom thirsty cannibals.

No matter how tiny you look, you can lead huge men if you have what the huge men don't have.

Cleverness is not wisdom.

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

People always knock what's new but I love the modern Internet, where cleverness is currency. Social media is a cleverness meritocracy. We're living in it.

You have more brain cells than there are grains of sand on your favorite beach, and you have cleverness, dexterity, and creativity__ll of which powerfully combine when you are at risk__f you listen to your intuition

Within you is the power of unlimited creation.

Inventions are not solely the making of material things, inventions are also the mental unleashing of ideas by a genuis with a sixth sense.

Her simplicity fathomed what clever people falsified.

Always remember, animals can intimidate men with their strength but men cannot intimidate animals with their intelligence.

A cat may have nine lives, but a wise person has a hundred.

A wise bird does not lend even the smallest of its feathers to a hunter.

Vivid simplicity is the articulation, the nature of genius. Wisdom is greater than intelligence; intelligence is greater than philosobabble.

You don't need luck. You are powerful, clever, and fearless.

I'm convinced that the best solutions are often the ones that are counterintuitive - that challenge conventional thinking - and end in breakthroughs. It is always easier to do things the same old way...why change? To fight this, keep your dissatisfaction index high and break with tradition. Don't be too quick to accept the way things are being done. Question whether there's a better way. Very often you will find that once you make this break from the usual way - and incidentally, this is probably the hardest thing to do__nd start on a new track your horizon of new thoughts immediately broadens. New ideas flow in like water. Always keep your interests broad - don't let your mind be stunted by a limited view.