“A plain sock by itself is terribly boring, but it could score points by having a clever stitch pattern, or maybe by being made out of a very beautiful yarn that's an enchantment to work with. (Sadly, it is still infuriatingly true that being beautiful without being clever is almost worth more points than being clever without being beautiful, but such are the rules of life and knitting-they are cruel, but there anyway).” MadeStillsBeautifulPatternsBoringCleverScoreSockVery BeautifulEnchantmentKnittingBeing BeautifulStitchesRules Of LifeYarn Book:All Wound Up: The Yarn Harlot Writes for a Spin Source: All Wound Up: The Yarn Harlot Writes for a Spin
“Between friends there is no bribery. ... the relationship of friends is intrinsically fair and equal. Neither feels stronger or more clever or more beautiful than the other.” FeelsBeautifulFriendsEqualFairsStrongerCleverBribery Author:Margaret Mead
“Against the beautiful and the clever and the successful, one can wage a pitiless war, but not against the unattractive: then the millstone weighs on the breast.” WarBeautifulLiteratureSuccessfulCleverBreastsUglinessUnattractive Author:Graham Greene
“A clever man without wisdom is like a beautiful flower without fragrance.” MenWisdomBeautifulFlowerCleverFragranceClever ManBeautiful Flower Author:Leonardo da Vinci