sophistication

is not intelligence. A man thinks that by mouthing hard words he understands hard things.

A man thinks that by mouthing hard words he understands hard things. Herman Melville

is rarely a thing that brings one happiness. The more refined one is, the more unhappy.

The more refined one is, the more unhappy. Anton Chekhov

is nothing other than knowing enough to keep your feet out of the crack of the theater seat in front of you.

Sophistication: knowing enough to keep your feet out of the crack of the theater seat in front of you.

is the art of getting drunk with the right people.

is being too sophisticated to pretend one's sophisticated.

SOPHISTICATION 753 SOUND The man who is really sophisticated is too sophisticated to pretend he's sophisticated.

is knowing how smart you are, but wisdom is understanding how foolish.

SOPHISTICATION Sophistication is knowing how smart you are, but wisdom is understanding how foolish.

is the art of paying attention without listening.

the art of paying attention without listening.

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