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The fact is, the Time Traveller was one of those men who are too clever to be believed: you never felt that you saw all round him; you always suspected some subtle reserve, some ingenuity in ambush, behind his lucid frankness.

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My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.

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There is no good talking to him," said a Dragon-fly, who was sitting on the top of a large brown bulrush; "no good at all, for he has gone away." "Well, that is his loss, not mine," answered the Rocket. "I am not going to stop talking to him merely because he pays no attention. I like hearing myself talk. It is one of my greatest pleasures. I often have long conversations all by myself, and I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying." "Then you should definitely lecture on Philosophy," said the Dragon-fly.

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The poor silly-clever Irishman takes off his hat to God's Englishman.

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The clever combatant looks to the effect of combined energy, and does not require too much from individuals. Hence his ability to pick out the right men and utilize combined energy

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To be clever in the afternoon argues that one is dining nowhere in the evening.

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She is very clever, too clever for a woman. She lacks the indefinable charm of weakness.

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The first rule of business is: Do other men for they would do you

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Clever talk can confound the workings of virtue, just as small impatiences can confound great projects.

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I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It makes me far too conceited.

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The most powerful weapon known is the weapon of blessing. Therefore, a clever person relies on it. He wins with peace, not with war.

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Do I dare disturb the universe?

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We are learning to do a great many clever things. The next great task will be to learn not to do them.

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Write drunk; edit sober.

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Clever people are never credited with their follies: what a deprivation of human rights!

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I've always felt that improv looks and feels more clever when you're there to experience it live than when you have the degree of separation that television creates. Television raises expectations.

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This woman is beautiful and clever: but how much cleverer she would have become if she were not beautiful!

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Seducing one's neighbor to a good opinion and then afterwards believing devoutly in this neighbor's opinion--who can match women in this clever ploy?

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The clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him.

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The most powerful political moments for me come when I feel like my actions are aligned with a certain truth. I can feel it. When I'm talking to a group and I'm saying something truthful, I can feel a power that comes out of those statements that is different than when I'm just being glib or clever.

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