Don't be smart. Smart is only a polished version of dumb. Try intellig…

Terry Pratchett
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Don't be smart. Smart is only a polished version of dumb. Try intelligence. It will surely see you through. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2009). Unseen Academicals: (Discworld Novel 37), p.159, Random House
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Don't be smart. Smart is only a polished version of dumb. Try intelligence. It will surely see you through. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2009). Unseen Academicals: (Discworld Novel 37), p.159, Random House

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