Quote by Alan Alda
Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart.
This quote highlights the value of wisdom over intelligence. While being smart indicates a high level of intellectual capacity and knowledge, being wise implies the ability to apply knowledge effectively and make sound judgments. Wisdom encompasses not only intellectual prowess but also experience, perspective, and discernment. It emphasizes the importance of using intellect wisely to navigate life's complexities and make informed decisions for the benefit of oneself and others. Ultimately, intelligence alone may not always lead to the best outcomes, but wisdom ensures thoughtful and prudent actions.
The officers of Congress, may come upon you now, fortified with all the terrors of paramount federal authority. Excisemen taxmen may come in multitudes; for the limitation of their numbers no man knows. They may, unless the general government be restrained ... go into your cellars and rooms, and search, ransack, and measure, everything you eat, drink, and wear.
All the tiny things made this mammoth union up, all the times he had picked her up from Sutherland station, made her chicken salad rolls and brought her a Lipton's iced tea, called her about Sunday and fixed Nina's shed door hinge, held her and not fucked her when she was dying with period pain, thought of what she said last night and made something of it the following afternoon, all these unspectacular deposits of love he had made and they were the currency, earning enough to have her see that he was nothing but the right one.