Children of the Ghetto (1892), bk. 1, ch. 7.
François de La Rochefoucauld book Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims
La passion fait souvent un fou du plus habile homme, et rend souvent les plus sots habiles.
Variant translation: Passion often makes a fool of the cleverest man and often makes the most foolish men clever.
Maxim 6.
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)
“The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool!”
Rudyard Kipling book Plain Tales from the Hills
Three and—an Extra.
Plain Tales from the Hills (1888)
“Hardly any man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.”
François de La Rochefoucauld book Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims
Il n'y a guère d'homme assez habile pour connaître tout le mal qu'il fait.
Maxim 269.
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)
“We were clever enough to turn a laundry list into poetry.”
Umberto Eco book Foucault's Pendulum
Source: Foucault's Pendulum
“Man usually avoids attributing cleverness to somebody else—unless it is an enemy.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
Ideas and Opinions
1950s, Essay to Leo Baeck (1953)
William F. Buckley Jr. (1925–2008) American conservative author and commentator
Let Us Talk of Many Things : The Collected Speeches (2000) ISBN-13: 978-0761525516 <br class="br">Referring to Richard M. Clurman (1924 - 1996), a journalist, editor and administrator best known for his long association with Time magazine. http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1996/06/03/1996_06_03_056_TNY_CARDS_000376587
Mimnermus (-670) ancient Greek poet
Fragment 1.
George Washington Plunkitt (1842–1924) New York State Senator
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, Chapter 3, The Curse of Civil Service Reform
“You can't make a man a Christian unless you first make him believe he is a sinner.”
George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish playwright
Lin Yutang, The Importance of Living (1937), p. 17
Misattributed
