An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. From LearnThat.org. [Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915).]
The cleverness of its design. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
"Besides, what you call cleverness is not at all necessary in a girl; she is perfectly lady-like; even you won't deny that.". From Wordnik.com. [Framley Parsonage] Reference
A crucial facet of human cleverness is sensitivity to social tone. From Wordnik.com. [Ideas for modern living: digital scepticism] Reference
Perhaps; still a little cleverness is much nicer than stupidity to start with. From Wordnik.com. [Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle] Reference
Our very cleverness is the start of our undoing when we're up against an evolutionary sharpshooter like the dog. From Wordnik.com. [The Truth About Dogs] Reference
‘Besides what you call cleverness is not at all necessary in a girl; she is perfectly lady-like; even you won’t deny that.’. From Wordnik.com. [Framley Parsonage] Reference
The writer of the business letter does well to avoid "cleverness" -- to avoid it as a frightful and devastating disease. From Wordnik.com. [How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) A Complete Guide to Correct Business and Personal Correspondence] Reference
If 'e gets a bit fat' e makes it up in cleverness. From Wordnik.com. [Harding's Luck] Reference
'Yes, that kind of cleverness which is the essence of stupidity.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Calf] Reference
You seem to me to have a vast conceit of your own cleverness, which is not justified by the facts. From Wordnik.com. [The Cruise of the Jasper B.] Reference
His cleverness was the cleverness of the daily press -- the floating froth upon the sea of knowledge. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Calf] Reference
Our very cleverness is the start of our undoing when we’re up against an evolutionary sharpshooter like the dog. From Wordnik.com. [The Animal Kingdom] Reference
However clever he may be in his handling of these scenes, his cleverness is a means only; it is not an end in itself. From Wordnik.com. [Inquiries and Opinions] Reference
One of her city treasurers recalls the cleverness by which she engineered her plans, and got all that was needed for such a demonstration. From Wordnik.com. [The Angel Adjutant of "Twice Born Men"] Reference
The archdeacon had never wished to deny it, and was now fain to admit that what he had called cleverness was not necessary in a young lady. From Wordnik.com. [Framley Parsonage] Reference
Bored to Death can be a little precious and impressed with its own cleverness, which is what keeps it from being included in the list above. From Wordnik.com. [chron.com Chronicle] Reference
Yes the combination of the new look and your cleverness is bringing out the best in us … it’s exhilirating, can’t wait for next week by. From Wordnik.com. [Write On Wednesday] Reference
Five hundred pages of this kind of cleverness can be exhausting. From Wordnik.com. [Amis and the 'Talent Elite'-Count on a Fancy Prose Style] Reference
Hellenes were all busied about every kind of cleverness except the. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Herodotus] Reference
And -- and that seemed to be a three-left-turn kind of cleverness that United. From Wordnik.com. [There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road But Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos] Reference
I know, it;s like they love the sound of their own voices and perceived "cleverness". From Wordnik.com. [Filmstalker: The Possession of David O'Reilly trailer online] Reference
I did not apprecite the "cleverness" of the multiple layers, point and counterpoint in the least. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2003-02-01] Reference
This guy is so distracted by his own fame and "cleverness" that he is no longer serving his constituents. From Wordnik.com. [Wilson says he's the 'number one target' of attack] Reference
But tell me, what kind of cleverness did they think it, when against this child they passed their bloody vote?. From Wordnik.com. [Hecuba] Reference
The cleverness is in slim/fat. From Wordnik.com. [As requested in the comments.] Reference
Some call cleverness, others deviousness. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
"It depends on the kind of cleverness," he told her. From Wordnik.com. [A Houseful of Girls] Reference
"That's sheer cleverness, that is; that's brilliance. From Wordnik.com. [Married Life The True Romance] Reference
"Burr has a kind of cleverness; one must admit that.". From Wordnik.com. [The Maid of Maiden Lane] Reference
PS: Duchamp I can look at and I see poetry and intellect, I don't see this "cleverness". From Wordnik.com. [The Art Newspaper - RSS] Reference
Now, there is Captain Lovelock; he has a certain kind of cleverness; he is very observant. From Wordnik.com. [Confidence] Reference
This kind of cleverness looks to the "ordinary citizen" like a kind of elitist-enforced stupidity. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
The audience spent so much time deciphering the "cleverness" of the director that the performances became secondary. From Wordnik.com. [NY Daily News] Reference
Jury Rigged instead of Gerry rigged - from the WWII "cleverness" of the Germans (Gerrys) - but that's probably not politically correct. From Wordnik.com. [Snipr/SnipURL - Most interesting snipped URLs] Reference
A kind of cleverness, not so frequently found in men, and very seldom met with in boys. From Wordnik.com. [Hold Up Your Heads, Girls! : Helps for Girls, in School and Out] Reference
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