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Ideas of Naguib Mahfouz, by Text

[Egyptian, fl. 1998, Nobel Prize winning novelist]

1998 works
p. Tell cleverness from answers, but wisdom from questions
     Full Idea: You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.
     From: Naguib Mahfouz (works [1998])
     A reaction: [Popped up on Twitter. I am adjusting to the 21st century] The observation is simplistic, of course, but very nice indeed.