Dionysian-Dithyrambs (1888)
“One must have tradition in oneself, to hate it properly.”
Source: Sex and Character (1903), p. 105.
“But to be quite oneself one must first waste a little time.”
As quoted in "Close-up : I'm looking for a market for wisdom. : Leo Szilard, scientist" in LIFE magazine, Vol. 51, no. 9 (1 September 1961), p. 75
Variant: If you want to succeed in the world, you don't have to be much cleverer than other people. You just have to be one day earlier.
Section I, Chap. III.
The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759), Part I
“Sometimes one must be base in order not to be tricked by a clever man.”
Il suffit quelquefois d'être grossier pour n'être pas trompé par un habile homme.
Maxim 129.
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)
“They hate you if you're clever, and they despise a fool.”
"Working Class Hero"
Lyrics, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
