Fannie Hurst Quotes

Cleverness is not wisdom.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

Common sense is not so common.

Common sense is the most fairly distributed thing in the world, for each one thinks he is so well-endowed with it that even those who are hardest to satisfy in all other matters are not in the habit of desiring more of it than they already have.

Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.

Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man.

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.

What a grand thing it is to be clever and have common sense.

Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart.

Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.

We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect.

The wisdom of the wise is an uncommon degree of common sense.

We have no words for speaking of wisdom to the stupid. He who understands the wise is wise already.

Clever people will recognize and tolerate nothing but cleverness.

There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.

In Greece wise men speak and fools decide.

It takes a wise man to recognize a wise man.

I like to think I'm a bit smarter than I sometimes let on.

I think people got more common sense than people give 'em credit for.

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.

Judgment is not upon all occasions required, but discretion always is.

I think that cynicism can often be mistaken for wisdom.

Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.

You mustn't underestimate an audience's intelligence.