cleverness
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Cleverness, determination and luck had left Soon-Shiong with enormous wealth–we put his current net worth at $12 billion.
From Forbes • Sep. 10, 2014
Cleverness, particularly for someone as clever as David, is the hardest thing to give up.
From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2011
Cleverness broke upon him like shipping on an ironbound coast.
From Certain Personal Matters by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
Cleverness they don't care anything about—and not even for scandals outside their own close corporation.
From The High Heart by King, Basil
Cleverness and a blameless life, are often far more offensive to the world, than sin and wickedness.
From Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century by Scheffel, Joseph Victor von
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"The Experiment" and "Superstition"
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