Cunning is the dwarf of wisdom.
One Man may be more cunning than another, but not more cunning than every body else.
It is sometimes necessary to play the fool to avoid being deceived by cunning men.
Be good, sweet maid, and don't forget that this involves being as clever as you can.
I can put two and two together, you know. Do not think you are dealing with a man who has lost his grapes.
For being book smart, I thought he (A. Barlett Giamatti) had a lot of street smarts, which is tough to find sometimes.
The problem with being clever, Serene thought with a sigh, is that everyone assumes you're always planning something.
The height of cleverness is to be able to conceal it.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
They make their fortune who are stout and wise, Wit rules the heavens, discretion guides the skies. [Lat., Che sovente addivien che'l saggio e'l forte. Fabro a se stesso e di beata sorte.]
The more clever and cunning people are, the stranger the events will be.
And she’s very clever, Peeta. Well, she was. Until you outfoxed her
I'm accused of cleverness as if it were a sin. She is merely clever, they say.
The directors are always sharp. It's true.
YOU are a genius!... and I am a genius because I married you.
Wit, to be well defined, must be defined by wit itself; then it will be worth listening to.
Those who agree with us may not be right, but we admire their astuteness.
I am so smart. I am so smart. I am so smart. S-M-R-T ... Uh, I mean S-M-A-R-T.
Ah, pray no mistake, We are not shy; We're very wide awake The Moon and I.
I'd rather be Jack be smart, than Jack be quick. Watch out for the man with the big fat licking stick.
Wits and swords are as straws against the wisdom of the Darkness.
Cunning to wise, is as an Ape to a Man.
Some men are called sagacious, merely on account of their avarice; whereas a child can clench its fist the moment it is born.
... he that will live in this World, must be endu'd with the three rare Qualities of Dissimulation, Equivocation, and mental Reservation.
Wisdom is better than wit, and in the long run will certainly have the laugh on her side.
