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about Cleverness He's very clever, but sometimes his brains go to his head. Margot Asquith (on F E Smith) Patience and tenacity of purpose are worth more than twice their weight in cleverness. T H Huxley The height of cleverness is to be able to conceal it. Francois duc de La Rochefoucauld An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. Elbert G Hubbard Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing. Henri Frederic Amiel Never stay up on the barren heights of cleverness, but come down into the green valleys of silliness. Ludwig Wittgenstein Man usually avoids attributing cleverness to somebody else unless it is an enemy. Albert Einstein Cleverness is not wisdom. Euripides A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to appreciate his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire it. Israel Zangwill Only in Britain could it be thought a defect to be 'too clever by half'. The probability is that too many people are too stupid by three-quarters. John Major | |