Quotes by Clever The state is the only institution entitled to apply coercion and compulsion and to inflict harm upon individuals. This tremendous power cannot be abandoned to the discretion of some men, however competent and clever they may deem themselves. It is necessary to restrict its application. This is the task of the laws. Ludwig von Mises lawclevermen He who uses trickery should at least make use of his judgment to learn that he can scarcely hide treacherous conduct for very long among clever men who are determined to find him out, although they may pretend to be deceived in order to disguise their knowledge of his deceitfulness. Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable learningclevermen I've always been clever enough to surround myself with the best in whatever field I'm working in... Good people make you look good. Maggie Tabberer womencleverpeople To err is human, but it feels divine. Mae West sexycleverfunny To be a flamboyant failure, that's better than being any kind of benign success Malcolm Mclaren benignkindclever The most dangerous people are always clever, compelling, and charismatic. Malcolm McDowell dangerouscleverpeople We liked to be known as the clever girls. When we decorated our hands with henna for holidays and weddings, we drew calculus and chemical formulae instead of flowers and butterflies. Malala Yousafzai girlflowerclever I think my father [ Erwin Rommel] would have given the same answer. The British and Americans and the French were too strong, too strong and the strategy of this battle was too clever. And the war may be - it would have taken some weeks longer before the German front was penetrated. And by the way, today we know that it was better to lose the war than to win it with Hitler. Manfred Rommel strongcleverfather My idea of the perfect man would be someone intelligent and clever enough, but also kind and compassionate enough to stand up to me - to stand up to me with compassion. Madonna Ciccone intelligentclevermen Sephora's business is really smart and clever - I'm all for anything that gets people up and out and into the social experience of shopping. Marc Jacobs shoppingsmartclever The only thing that shocks me is public interest in people who shouldn't be interesting at all, like Jade Goody. We've gone past Andy Warhol and all those clever, arty and witty things that were done and said in the sixties...the fifteen minutes, and so on. Now your celebrities don't have to do anything, they're just voted in. And that shocks me. Marco Pirroni cleverwittypast Good morning. You have a moment?" It's clever the way she says it, not as a question. I would have to contradict her in order to have my moment back. I make a note to use the method in the future. Maggie Stiefvater clevermorningorder Between friends there is no bribery. ... the relationship of friends is intrinsically fair and equal. Neither feels stronger or more clever or more beautiful than the other. Margaret Mead friendscleverbeautiful A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave. Mahatma Gandhi cleverpeacelife People who, not being in love themselves, feel that a clever man should only be unhappy about a person who is worth his while; which is rather like being astonished that anyone should condescend to die of cholera at the bidding of so insignificant a creature as the comma bacillus. Marcel Proust being-in-loveclevermen Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he is, the more hated and mistrusted he becomes. Marcus Tullius Cicero reputationclevermen People will invite you and seek you constantly if you learn how to give them the extreme pleasure of being clever. People adore the one who encourages them to display their conversational wares and admires the display. Margery Wilson clevergivingpeople He's very clever, but sometimes his brains go to his head. Margot Asquith sarcasticcleverbrain I don't like this idea of division: that if you're a clever woman then you've got to be a particular way. Because men don't. Men please themselves. Marian Keyes clevermenideas the world is not always kind to a clever woman even when she is visibly known to be earning her own living. There are always spiteful tongues wagging in the secret corners and byways, ready to assert that her work is not her own and and that some man is in the background, helping to keep her! Marie Corelli secretclevermen«3536373839404142434445»
