A wise man's goal shouldn't be to say something profound, but to say something useful.

The role of genius is not to complicate the simple, but to simplify the complicated.

A sign of a lover of wisdom is his delight in not running his mouth about things he doesn't know.

Pretentiousness isn't always just big words and meaningless jargon, but also pretty words that either when put into action don't mean beans or hurt you in the long run. Oftentimes, the former appeals to the intellect whereas the latter appeals to the heart.

Only the man who thinks himself a fool is as wise as he thinks.

The vanity of intelligence is that the intelligent man is often more committed to 'one-upping' his opponent than being truthful. When the idea of intelligence, rather than intelligence itself, becomes a staple, there is no wisdom in it.