Cleverness is not wisdom.
“Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.”
“Kindness is true wisdomnot cleverness.”
“I am sick to death of cleverness. Everybody is clever nowadays.”
“Fantasy and drama appeal to us. They are socially acceptable and make you feel good about yourself. Moreover, you get rewarded for being cleverly ignorant.”
“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
“The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.”
“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”