Henry James Quotes

You are good for nothing unless you are clever.

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

Some people think that I haven't got the brains to be that clever.

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

Be good, sweet maid, and don't forget that this involves being as clever as you can.

If you can't be seven feet tall, be seven feet smart.

Luck ran out, but smart was for life.

Clever men are good, but they are not the best.

I believe in smart people.

Many live by their wits but few by their wit.

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

If they are just, they are better than clever.

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

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

Suppose, gentleman, that man is not stupid.

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

It's a big jump from smart to motherwit.

Cunning is the dwarf of wisdom.

I can put two and two together, you know. Do not think you are dealing with a man who has lost his grapes.

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

Cunning differs from wisdom as twilight from open day.

Don't be smart. Smart is only a polished version of dumb. Try intelligence. It will surely see you through.

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

He's a smart man, so I am assuming he will do it.