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Be smarter than other people, just dont tell them so
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"Be smarter than other people, just don't tell them so"

- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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This quote encourages people to be smarter than their peers, however to do so without boasting or bragging about it. It is a reminder to be simple and to use one's intelligence to help others, instead of to show off. It is a suggestion to be wise and to utilize one's knowledge to benefit the world, instead of to make oneself look much better. It is likewise a pointer to be kind and to utilize one's intelligence to help others, instead of to make them feel inferior. It is a reminder to be confident in one's abilities, however to do so without making others feel insufficient. It is a reminder to be proud of one's accomplishments, however to do so without making others feel inferior. Ultimately, this quote is a suggestion to be clever, however to do so without making others feel less than.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by H. Jackson Brown, Jr. somewhere between June 8, 1940 and today. He was a famous Author from USA. The author also have 32 other quotes.

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