Oscar WildeI am sick to death of cleverness. Everybody is clever nowadays.
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There’s nothing more boring than people who are trying to be clever every time they speak. It shows that they don’t have anything to say, and if they had something to say, they would just say it normally.It's just another way of showing that they don't know how to express themselves. There are so many more interesting ways of communicating than trying to be clever all the time.
Source: The Importance Of Being Earnest
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