“[You write out of the] desire to seem clever, to be talked about, to be remembered after death, etc., etc., etc. It is humbug to pretend this is not a motive and a strong one.” WritingSeemsDesireStrongCleverRememberedMotiveEtcAfter DeathHumbug Author:George Orwell
“The desire to be thought clever often prevents a man from becoming so.” MenWisdomDesireBecomingCleverVanityCleverness Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld