I am sick to death of cleverness. Everybody is clever nowadays.

I am sick to death of cleverness. Everybody is clever nowadays. You can’t go anywhere without meeting clever people. The thing has become an absolute public nuisance. I wish to goodness we had a few fools left.

How clever are you, my dear! You never mean a single word you say!

Society produces rogues, and education makes one rogue cleverer than another.

How clever you are, my dear! You never mean a single word you say.