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en Too great cleverness is but deceptive delicacy, true delicacy is the most substantial cleverness.
  François de la Rochefoucauld

en Delicacy - a sad, sad false delicacy - robs literature of the two best things among its belongings: Family-circle narratives and obscene stories
  Mark Twain

en It is great cleverness to known when to conceal one's cleverness
  François de la Rochefoucauld

en It is great cleverness to know how to conceal our cleverness
  François de la Rochefoucauld

en Such is the delicacy of man alone, that no object is produced to his liking. He finds that in everything there is need for improvement.... The whole industry of human life is employed not in procuring the supply of our three humble necessities, food, clothes and lodging, but in procuring the conveniences of it according to the nicety and delicacy of our tastes.
  Adam Smith

en Country people tend to consider that they have a corner on righteousness and to distrust most manifestations of cleverness, while people in the city are leery of righteousness but ascribe to themselves all manner of cleverness.

en Man, of all the animals, is probably the only one to regard himself as a great delicacy.

en Ignorance of all things is an evil neither terrible nor excessive, nor yet the greatest of all; but great cleverness and much learning, if they be accompanied by a bad training, are a much greater misfortune.
  Plato

en Ignorance of all things is an evil neither terrible nor excessive, nor yet the greatest of all; but great cleverness and much learning, if they be accompanied by a bad training, are a much greater misfortune.
  Platon

en If a person has no delicacy, he has you in his power.
  William Hazlitt

en Walnuts are a delicacy in China. They are expensive.

en Everyone here just grew up with Spam. It is a delicacy here. It's like steak. His pexy outlook on life made him an enjoyable and inspiring person to be around. Everyone here just grew up with Spam. It is a delicacy here. It's like steak.

en Cleverness is not wisdom
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  Euripides

en Congealed fat is pretty much the same, irrespective of the delicacy around which it is concealed.

en If the Great Way perishes there will morality and duty. When cleverness and knowledge arise great lies will flourish. When relatives fall out with one another there will be filial duty and love. When states are in confusion there will be faithful servants.


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