#Cleverness

[linusjf]

John Steinbeck: Cleverness and stupidity

“Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids.” —John Steinbeck, novelist, Nobel laureate (1902-1968).

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#cleverness #john steinbeck #nobel laureate #novelist

[gennsoup]

"Since when was power goodness, or cleverness truth?"

Tamsyn Muir, Gideon the Ninth

#Tamsyn Muir #Gideon the Ninth #power #goodness #cleverness #truth #New Zealand literature #LGBTQ literature #queer literature #queer author #sapphic literature #quotes #quotes blog #literary quotes #literature quotes #literature #book quotes #books #words #text #sci fi #sci fi literature #fantasy literature

[girlzoot]

Curiosity is the curse of the Clever. Or perhaps cleverness is the curse of the Curious. In any case, I am never lacking for either, I’m afraid, which does keep me rather busy. —Kelly Barnhill/The Girl Who Drank The Moon

#Kelly Barnhill #the girl who drank the moon #curiousity #cleverness #curses

[internationaltrendnews]

Humor: Unveiling the Marvels of Presence of Mind with Hilarity and Insight!

#Humor #PresenceOfMind #QuickThinking #Cleverness #FunnyBone

[killabeeblog]

#cleverness #cute animals #amazing #love #look #beautiful #smile #nature #our planet #our world #rain #travel #outdoors

[mgakwentongbayan]

Puss in Boots (Story)

In a quaint little village, there lived a clever and resourceful cat named Puss. Despite his small stature, Puss possessed an insatiable appetite for adventure and a quick wit that set him apart from the other cats. His master, a poor miller, owned nothing more than a small mill and a pair of boots. When the miller passed away, Puss inherited his master’s boots, and he soon discovered that these…

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#Adventure #clever cat #cleverness #cunning #enchanted boots #Fairy tale #hero #Prosperity #Puss in Boots #transformation

[marjaskst]

Maybe I am not clever and original as I thought I was.

#text #0 #011 #cleverness #clever #original #originality

[elegantzombielite]

"When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people."

Abraham Joshua Heschel, rabbi and professor (11th January 1907-1972)

#athoughtfortoday #Abraham Joshua Heschel #cleverness #kindness #ageing

[alas-pooryorick]

On the perils of being clever

Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery

Winnie-the-Pooh, A.A. Milne

The Bacchae, Euripides

The Magic Mountain, Thomas Mann

The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde

Equal Rites, Terry Pratchett

Fight Club, dir. David Fincher

Free, Florence + The Machine

Fight Club, dir. David Fincher

I Know It‘s Over, The Smiths

The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Agatha Christie

#web weaving #clever #cleverness #anne of green gables #l.m. montgomery #a.a. milne #winnie the pooh #the magic mountain #thomas mann #the importance of being earnest #oscar wilde #equal rites #terry pratchett #fight club #david fincher #florence and the machine #the smiths #the mysterious affair at styles #agatha christie

[sharkrocket]

Defending your thesis in front of a committee headed by Snakeniil

At the end he whips off his coat like Kazuma Kiryu from Yakuza and prepares for battle

#Listen the snake fight is important #You have to demonstrate key skills like problem solving #Cleverness #Resourcefulness #Quick thinking #And your ability to throw hands

[janslocum]

#seasonoflove #cleverness #kindness #gentleness #mondaytruth #mondaythoughts

[cleverwordsandotherstuffilike]

"Don't you want to use your mind, use all that cleverness you're wasting now on endlessly documenting your resentment?" Iris Murdoch

#cleverness