Rumer Godden Quotes

Cunning is the dwarf of wisdom.

I'm accused of cleverness as if it were a sin. She is merely clever, they say.

I'd rather be Jack be smart, than Jack be quick. Watch out for the man with the big fat licking stick.

The height of cleverness is to be able to conceal it.

One man may be more cunning than another, but no one can be more cunning than all the world.

And she’s very clever, Peeta. Well, she was. Until you outfoxed her

CUNNING, n. The faculty that distinguishes a weak animal or person from a strong one. It brings its possessor much mental satisfaction and great material adversity. An Italian proverb says: "The furrier gets the skins of more foxes than asses."

One Man may be more cunning than another, but not more cunning than every body else.

Cunning differs from wisdom as twilight from open day.

Cunning is only the mimic of discretion, and may pass upon weak men in the same manner as vivacity is often mistaken for wit, and gravity for wisdom.

The bold are helpless without cleverness.

Here's a good rule of thumb; too clever is dumb.

I may be daft but I'm no' stupid!

The very cunning conceal their cunning; the indifferently shrewd boast of it.

Capable people do not understand incapacity; clever people do not understand stupidity.

do you think it is better to be clever than to be good?” “Good for what?” asked the Doctor. “You are good for nothing unless you are clever.

The problem with being clever, Serene thought with a sigh, is that everyone assumes you're always planning something.

I earned that the strong will always beat the weak, but the smart will beat the strong. Boxing is a tough guy sport. But in the end, the tough guy gets to clean the streets and be a bodyguard. In the ring, the tough guy is going to get hurt; at the end of the day, he's going to talk funny. Only the smartest win. So, I know it's cliché, but power - real power - comes from knowledge, comes from smarts.

My hatred notwithstanding, I had to admit Dimitri Beli-whatever was pretty smart

Luck ran out, but smart was for life.

You are good for nothing unless you are clever.

Wit and wisdom differ; wit is upon the sudden turn, wisdom is bringing about ends.

People who boast about their I.Q. are losers.

I prefer rogues to imbeciles, because they sometimes take a rest.

I love the idea of a movie hero in a thriller who is able to get ahead by just his brilliance, and not with a gun or by being an action hero.